Protea welwitschii
Cluster Head Protea, Cluster Head Sugarbush
Other regional names: Dwarf Savanna Sugarbush +3 more
- Dwarf Savanna Sugarbush
- Honey Scented Protea
- Rusty Velvet Protea
- White Sugar Bush
Also known as: Leucadendron leucoblepharis Hiern +17 more
- Leucadendron leucoblepharis Hiern
- Leucadendron welwitschii (Engl.) Hiern
- Protea abyssinica subsp. adolphi-friderici Engl.
- Protea abyssinica subsp. brevifolia Engl.
- Protea abyssinica var. adolphi-friderici Engl.
- Protea abyssinica var. brevifolia Engl.
- Protea congensis Engl.
- Protea eickii Engl.
- Protea ferruginea Baker & C.H.Wright
- Protea goetzeana Engl.
- Protea hirta Klotzsch
- Protea hirta subsp. glabrescens Beard
- Protea kirkii C.H.Wright
- Protea leucoblepharis (Hiern) Baker
- Protea leucoblepharis (Hiern) K.Schum.
- Protea melliodora Engl. & Gilg
- Protea myrsinifolia Engl. & Gilg
- Protea swynnertonii S.Moore
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Proteaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a subshrub or shrub.
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Found natively in Africa, Protea welwitschii (commonly known as Cluster-head Protea or Cluster-head Sugarbush) is a shrub belonging to the Proteaceae family. In its natural range, this species typically occurs in seasonally dry tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Shrub
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
East Tropical Africa, South Tropical Africa, Southern Africa, West-Central Tropical Africa
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Angola, Burundi, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Northern Provinces, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe