Protea afra

Familia: Proteaceae
Subfamilia: Proteoideae
Tribus: Proteeae
Genus: Protea
Sectio: Protea sect. Pinifolia
Species: Protea afra
Subspecies: P. a. subsp. afra – P. a. subsp. falcata – P. a. subsp. gazensis – P. a. subsp. kilimandscharica – P. a. subsp. nyasae

Protea afra Meisn., in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 14: 237 (1856)

• Note: Epithet published as caffra, now treated as an orthographical variant, Art. 61.6, ICN (Madrid)

• Homotypic
  • Scolymocephalus afer (Meisn.) Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 581. (1891)

• Meisner, C.F. 1856. Proteaceae. In De Candolle, A.P. (ed.) (†) Prodromus systematis naturalis regni vegetabilis, sive enumeratio contracta ordinum, generum, specierumque plantarum huc usque cognitarum, juxta methodi naturalis normas digesta, Pars 14(1), 209-482. Masson et Fils, Parisiis [Paris]. BHL Reference page. 

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Protea afra in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Oct. 4. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Protea afra. Published online. Accessed: Oct. 4 2025. Reference page.

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