
Genus Protea

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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.
Observations of Taxon

Protea acaulos

Protea burchellii

Protea odorata

Protea scolymocephala

Protea repens
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