Species Protea namaquana
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There aren’t any identifications of Protea namaquana.
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 namaquana:
From the arid Namaqualand region of north-western South Africa and Western Cape
Scientific name:
Unknown
Synonym of:
Unknown
Long etymology:
Protologue:
S. African J. Bot. 56(2): 261 (1990)
Synonym status:
Year published:
1990
Observations of Taxon
There aren’t any identifications of Protea namaquana.