Proteaceae
Wagon tree
Protea nitida
- Family
- Proteaceae
- Genus
- Protea
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Common names
By language (5)
- Afrikaans
- Blousuikerbos, Bobbejaansuikerbos, Waboom
- Arabic
- بروطيا لامعة
- arz
- بروطيا لامعه
- English
- Wagon tree, Waboom
- Persian
- شکربوته آبی
Synonyms
- Erodendrum angustum Knight
- Erodendrum grandiflorum Knight
- Protea arborea Houtt.
- Protea grandiflora Thunb.
- Scolymocephalus nitidus Kuntze
Photos
Photo: Andrew massyn, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Abu Shawka, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Maarten Vanhove, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Abu Shawka, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Abu Shawka, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Abu Shawka, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Abu Shawka, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Abu Shawka, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Abu Shawka, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
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
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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.