Proteaceae
Protea

Protea wentzeliana Engl.

First published in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 30: 298 (1901)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is SW. Tanzania to S. Tropical Africa. It is a shrub and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Brummitt, R.K. & Marner, S.K. (1993). Flora of Tropical East Africa, Proteaceae: 1-30.
  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Pope, G.V., Polhill, R.M. & Martins, E.S. (eds.) (2006). Flora Zambesiaca 9(3): 1-277. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Flora Zambesiaca

  • Beard, Proteas Trop. Africa: 100, t. 32, photo. (1993).
  • Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 30: 298 (1901).
  • Brenan, Check-list For. Trees Shrubs Tang. Terr.: 463 (1949).
  • Bull. Jard. Bot. État 17: 176 (1944).
  • F.T.A. 6, 1: 206 (1910).
  • F.T.E.A., Proteaceae: 22 (1993).
  • Kew Bull. 42: 836 (1987) pro parte excl. syn. Protea kingaensis, P. rubrobracteata et spec. ex Dem. Rep. Congo.
  • Kirkia 3: 199 (1963) excl. var. prostrata.
  • Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 40 [Fl. Deutsch-Ostafrika], part 2: 137 (1932).
  • White, Dowsett-Lemaire & Chapman, Evergr. For. Fl. Malawi: 441 (2001).

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Pope, G.V., Polhill, R.M. & Martins, E.S. (eds.) (2006). Flora Zambesiaca 9(3): 1-277. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Bak. & C.H. Wright in Flora of Tropical Africa 6(1): 206 (1910).
  • Beard in Kirkia 3:199 (1963), excl. var . prostrata.
  • Beard, Proteas Trop. Afr.: 21, 22, 100, t. 32 (1993).
  • Chisumpa & Brummitt in KB. 42: 836 (1987), pro parte, excl. P. rubrobracteata.
  • Engl. in A. Engler, Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie 30: 298 (1901).
  • Hauman in Bulletin du Jardin Botanique de l'État a Bruxelles 17: 176 (1944).
  • J.P.M. Brenan, Check-lists of the Forest Trees and Shrubs of the British Empire no. 5, part II, Tanganyika Territory p. 463 (1949).
  • Peter, Flora von Deutsch-Ostafrika 2: 137 (1932).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1982 Wild, H. [3639] Zimbabwe K000423570 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1982 Wild, H. [3639] Zimbabwe K000423569 Type Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0