Species Protea orientalis
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There aren’t any identifications of Protea orientalis.
Range:
Location unknown
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Etymology of Protea:
Gk. After Proteus, a mythological sea-god, who could change his form at will, taking new shapes. Seemingly Linnaeus was so over-awed by the variety of plants sent to him from the Cape that he named the genus Protea. The authors could not confirm this.
Etymology of orientalis:
From the Latin orientalis = ‘eastern’
Scientific name:
Protea orientalis Sim
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Long etymology:
Protologue:
For. Fl. Cape Col. 296 (1907)
Synonym status:
Year published:
1907
Observations of Taxon
There aren’t any identifications of Protea orientalis.