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Accession Data:

Protea scolymocephala Reich.

  • sect. Pinifolia

  • Common Name: Small Green Protea
  • Family: Proteaceae Juss.

  • Country of Origin: Western Cape
  • Habitat: sandy flats and coastal lowlands

Accession Data:

  • Accession # 201600183
  • Source: Silverhill
  • Accession Date: 12-09-2016
  • Bench: 2112 - MED:Fynbos D
    • Currently: active - healthy
    • Qty: 3 confirmed on 02-27-2025

Classification:

  • Division: Magnoliophyta
  • Class: Magnoliopsida
  • SubClass: eudicots
  • Order: Proteales
  • SubOrder:
  • Family: Proteaceae
  • SubFamily: Proteoideae
  • Tribe: Proteeae
  • SubTribe:

Flowering Data:

This accession has been observed in bloom on:
YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2025
2024
2023
2022
2021
2020
2019

References (internal):

  • Serotinous, Serotiny
  • EEB Greenhouse Holdings native to: Cape Provinces

References (external):

  1. The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Last accessed on Friday, December 09, 2016.
  2. Protea scolymocephala at Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Last accessed on Friday, December 09, 2016.
  3. Protea scolymocephala at PlantzAfrica. Last accessed on Friday, December 09, 2016.

data regenerated on Thu, 27 Feb 2025 11:42:05 -0500 [bcm v4.0]

Images:

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Current Accessions in the Proteaceae

Subfamily Grevilleoideae
Tribe Banksieae

  • Banksiinae: Banksia hookeriana
  • Banksiinae: Banksia serrata

Subfamily Grevilleoideae
Tribe Embothrieae

  • Hakeinae: Grevillea leucopteris
  • Hakeinae: Hakea suaveolens
  • Lomatiinae: Lomatia myricoides
  • Stenocarpinae: Stenocarpus sinuatus

Subfamily Proteoideae
Tribe Proteeae

  • Protea cryophila
  • Protea cynaroides
  • Protea cynaroides
  • Protea neriifolia
  • Protea repens
  • Protea scolymocephala
  • Protea venusta W/C
W/C = Wild Collected
= indicates flowering in past 14 days
= images available for this accession
= map available for this accession
= accession added within past 90 days
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