Protea inopina

Protea inopina
Conservation status
Critically Endangered (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Proteales
Family:	Proteaceae
Genus:	Protea
Species:	P. inopina
Binomial name
Protea inopina Rourke

Protea inopina also called Large-nut Sugarbush is a flowering shrub belonging to the well-known Protea genus. The plant is endemic to the Western Cape, rare, extremely isolated and occurs only in the Olifants River Mountains near Palace Hill. The plant grows 1 m tall and has many stems. It blooms from September to December. The plant sprouts again after it has burned. The seeds are stored in a shell and spread by the wind. The plant is unisexual. Pollination takes place through the action of birds. The plant grows in sandstone soil at altitudes of 600 - 650 m.

In Afrikaans it is known as the Groottolsuikerbos.

References

• http://pza.sanbi.org/protea-inopina
• http://redlist.sanbi.org/species.php?species=799-60
• https://www.proteaatlas.org.za/sugar6.htm
• https://biodiversityexplorer.info/plants/proteaceae/protea_inopina.htm Archived 2020-02-02 at the Wayback Machine