Faurea rochetiana | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Proteales |
Family: | Proteaceae |
Genus: | Faurea |
Species: | F. rochetiana |
Binomial name | |
Faurea rochetiana (A.Rich.) Chiov. ex Pic.Serm. | |
Synonyms [2] | |
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Faurea rochetiana, also known as the broad-leaved beechwood, is a tree found in much of Africa from Sudan south to Limpopo, Mpumalanga and northern KwaZulu-Natal. The tree is small and leafy. It has wider leaves, larger flowers and flower veins and also denser hairy twigs than the bushveld beechwood. The tree's national number is 76. [3]
Protea neriifolia, also known as the narrow-leaf sugarbush, oleander-leaved sugarbush, blue sugarbush, or the oleanderleaf protea, is a flowering plant in the genus Protea, which is endemic to South Africa.
Protea laurifolia, also known as the grey-leaf sugarbush, is a shrub from South Africa. It is native to the Cape Provinces of South Africa.
Faurea macnaughtonii is a species of tree in the family Proteaceae. It is found in South Africa and Eswatini, and was named in honour of Colin B. MacNaughton, Conservator of Forests at Knysna during the 1890s.
Faurea is a genus containing 16 species of flowering plants in the protea family which occur in the summer rainfall area of southern Africa, extending to tropical Africa and Madagascar. The name honours South African soldier and botanist William Caldwell Faure (1822-1844) who was killed on active service in India.
Protea comptonii, also known as saddleback sugarbush, is a smallish tree of the genus Protea in the family Proteaceae. It is found in South Africa and Eswatini.
Faurea saligna is a graceful, semi-deciduous tree of the family Proteaceae growing to about 10 metres, or up to 20 metres under forest conditions. Found from tropical Africa south to the Transvaal, Swaziland and Natal, often in large communities on sandy soil and along stream beds.
Protea nitida, commonly called wagon tree, waboom or blousuikerbos, is a large, slow-growing Protea endemic to South Africa. It is one of the few Protea species that grows into trees, and the only one that has usable timber.
Protea namaquana, also known as the Kamiesberg sugarbush, is a flowering plant which belongs to the genus Protea. The plant is endemic to the southwestern Cape Region of South Africa, in particular the Kamiesberg mountains of Namaqualand in the Northern Cape province. The species has a worldwide distribution of only 18 km2. It is regarded as critically endangered. In the Afrikaans language it has the vernacular name is Kamiesbergsuikerbos.
Protea susannae, also known as stink-leaf sugarbush, is a flower-bearing shrub of the genus Protea. The plant is endemic to the southwestern Cape Region of South Africa.
Faurea galpinii is a small tree that grows to 10 m tall, but its trunks will vary depending on growing conditions. The leaves of F. galpinii are alternately lanceolate with wavy margins. When growing in the forest, the bark appears grey with smooth, concentric rings, although it can appear rough and dark under exposed conditions, and the variety Faurea gal pinii varies in size from 1 m to 2 m.
Leucadendron conicum, the garden route conebush, is a flower-bearing shrub that belongs to the genus Leucadendron and part of the fynbos form. The plant is native to the Western Cape and the Eastern Cape, where it occurs in the Langeberg, Outeniqua Mountains, Tsitsikamma Mountains, Elandsberg and Garden Route plain.The shrub grows to be 6 m and bears flowers from October to November.
Leucadendron rourkei, the Uniondale conebush, is a flower-bearing shrub belonging to the genus Leucadendron and forms part of the fynbos. The plant is native to the Western Cape and Eastern Cape, South Africa. The plant is rare.
Leucadendron procerum, the ivory conebush, is a flower-bearing shrub that belongs to the genus Leucadendron and forms part of the fynbos. The plant is native to the Western Cape, South Africa.
Leucadendron salicifolium, the common stream conebush, is a flower-bearing shrub belonging to the genus Leucadendron and forms part of the fynbos. The plant is native to the Western Cape where it occurs from Porterville to Kogelberg and Langeberg.
Leucadendron osbornei, the Laingsburg conebush, is a flower-bearing shrub belonging to the genus Leucadendron and forms part of the fynbos. The plant was discovered by David Osborne and is native to the Western Cape, South Africa.
Leucadendron loranthifolium, commonly known as the green-flower sunbush, is a flower-bearing shrub belonging to the genus Leucadendron and forms part of the fynbos. The plant is native to the Western Cape where it occurs in the Gifberg, Cederberg, Sandveld, and Hex River Mountains.
Paranomus bracteolaris, the smooth-leaf tree sceptre or Bokkeveld sceptre, is a flower-bearing shrub that belongs to the genus Paranomus and forms part of the fynbos. The plant is native to the Western Cape and Northern Cape, South Africa.
Paranomus roodebergensis, also known as the honey-scented sceptre, is a flower-bearing shrub that belongs to the genus Paranomus and forms part of the fynbos. The plant is native to the Western Cape, South Africa.
Paranomus reflexus, the Van Staden's scepter, is a flower-bearing shrub that belongs to the genus Paranomus and forms part of the fynbos. The plant is native to the Eastern Cape where it occurs on the Elandsberg and Van Stadensberg.
Faurea recondita, also known as the Kamdeboo beechwood, is a tree that forms part of the genus Faurea. It occurs in the Kamdeboo Mountains. The species was only identified in 2013 after it was discovered in 2008. The tree grows on average two metres high. It has many similarities with Faurea coriacea found in Madagascar.