Protea namaquana, also known as the Kamiesberg sugarbush,[3][4][5] is a flowering plant which belongs to the genus Protea.[3][4] The plant is endemic to the southwestern Cape Region of South Africa,[3][6] in particular the Kamiesberg mountains of Namaqualand in the Northern Cape province.[3][5] The species has a worldwide distribution of only 18 km2. It is regarded as critically endangered.[3] In the Afrikaans language it has the vernacular name is Kamiesbergsuikerbos.
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Proteales |
| Family: | Proteaceae |
| Genus: | Protea |
| Species: | P. namaquana
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Gallery
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Protea namaquana habitat
See also
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edit- ^ Rebelo, A.G.; Raimondo, D.; von Staden, L.; Ebrahim, I. (2020). "Protea namaquana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T131335262A185548826. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T131335262A185548826.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ "Protea namaquana". International Plant Names Index. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Harvard University Herbaria & Libraries and Australian National Botanic Gardens. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
- ^ a b c d e Rebelo, A.G.; Mtshali, H.; von Staden, L. (1 September 2006). "Kamiesberg Sugarbush". Red List of South African Plants. version 2020.1. South African National Biodiversity Institute. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
- ^ a b "Protea namaquana (Kamiesberg sugarbush)". Biodiversity Explorer. Iziko - Museums of South Africa. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
- ^ a b "Penduline Sugarbushes - Proteas". Protea Atlas Project Website. 11 March 1998. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
- ^ "Protea namaquana Rourke". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 9 September 2020.