Protea venusta Compton
sect. Exsertae
- Common Name: Cascade Sugarbush
- Family: Proteaceae Juss.
- Country of Origin: South Africa - Western Cape
- Habitat: Cool, rocky, southern slopes and summits, 1700-2000m
- Description: While not evaluated by the IUCN Redlist, this species is listed on the RedList of South African Plants and thus we have marked it as an endangered species.5
Accession Data:
- Accession # 200800183
- Source: Kent Holsinger - UConn/EEB
- Provenance:
Seed collected by Jane Carlson, Ann Marie Gawel 22-MAR-2008
South Africa, Western Cape, Swartberg Reserve
Additional provenance data on file but suppressed from public display.
- Recorded Vouchers: CONN 141500
- Accession Date: 10-10-2008
- Bench: 2112 - MED:Fynbos D
- Currently: active - healthy
- Qty: 1 confirmed on 02-11-2024
- Restrictions:
- IUCN Red List: Endangered Species
- Distribution Agreement (CBD or similar) - Plants do not leave Greenhouse/TLS w/o Manager approval!
Classification:
- Division: Magnoliophyta
- Class: Magnoliopsida
- SubClass: eudicots
- Order: Proteales
- SubOrder:
- Family: Proteaceae
- SubFamily: Proteoideae
- Tribe: Proteeae
- SubTribe:
References (internal):
References (external):
- Protea Atlas Project. Last accessed on Thursday, 10 October, 2019.
- Evolutionary radiations in South African Proteaceae
- Photo Credits: Jane Carlson - Post-Doctoral Researcher - Holsinger Lab
- The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Last accessed on Thursday, 10 October, 2019.
- Red List of South African Plants. Last accessed on Thursday, 10 October, 2019.
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