Channel-leaf Sugarbush
Protea scorzonerifolia (Salisb. ex Knight) Rycroft
Protea scorzonerifolia, known as the channel-leaf sugarbush, is a shrub in the Proteaceae family. It is native to South Africa, particularly found in the Du Toit's Kloof, Franschhoek, and Groot-Winterhoek mountains. The species is no longer present on the Cape Peninsula.
Description
Protea scorzonerifolia (Salisb. ex Knight) Rycroft is a shrub species in the Proteaceae family. It is endemic to the Cape Provinces of South Africa, with populations recorded in the Du Toit's Kloof, Franschhoek, and Groot-Winterhoek mountain ranges. The plant has been lost from the Cape Peninsula. First described in 1961, it is part of the Protea genus, which includes a range of flowering shrubs native to the region.
Other common names
Channel-leaf Sugarbush
Distribution
Global · Cape Provinces
Synonyms
Erodendrum scorzonerifolium
