Proteaceae
Common protea
Protea afra
- Family
- Proteaceae
- Genus
- Protea
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Common names
By language (7)
- Afrikaans
- Gewone Suikerbos, Gewone protea
- Arabic
- بروطيا جنوب أفريقية
- arz
- بروطيا جنوب افريقيه
- English
- Common protea, Common sugarbush, Highveld protea, P. afra, Sugarbush
- Persian
- شکربوته معمولی
- Shona
- Mubonda
- Zulu
- Isiqalaba sentaba
Synonyms
- Protea baurii E.Phillips
- Protea bolusii E.Phillips
- Protea caffra Meisn.
- Protea multibracteata E.Phillips
- Protea natalensis E.Phillips
- Protea peglerae E.Phillips
- Protea rhodantha Hook.f.
- Protea stipitata E.Phillips
- Scolymocephalus afer (Meisn.) Kuntze
Photos
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Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
More in Protea
- King proteaProtea cynaroidesProteaceae
- Black-bearded sugarbushProtea lepidocarpodendronProteaceae
- Bot River proteaProtea compactaProteaceae
- Broad-leaf sugarbushProtea eximiaProteaceae
- Narrow-leaf proteaProtea neriifoliaProteaceae
- Cluster-head sugarbushProtea welwitschiiProteaceae
- Angolan proteaProtea angolensisProteaceae
- Shuttlecock sugarbushProtea aureaProteaceae
- Applegreen sugarbushProtea coronataProteaceae
- Laneleaf sugarbushProtea lanceolataProteaceae
- Protea laurifoliaProteaceae
- Long-leaf proteaProtea longifoliaProteaceae
Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.