Derivation of specific name
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caffra : from Kaffraria, a historic name for South Africa; gazensis: of Gaza, historic name for the eastern part of Southern Africa, now a province in Mozambique.
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- Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten and Petra Ballings
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- Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Protea caffra Meisn.
subsp. gazensis (Beard) Chisumpa & Brummitt Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=120750
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- Mark Hyde
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- Bart Wursten
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- Petra Ballings
Description
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Shrub or small tree. The leaves are bluish-green, hairless, narrowly oblong or elliptic. Young leaves are bright red. Flower heads up to 15 cm in diameter; outer bracts usually brownish, inner bracts pink to red.
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- Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten and Petra Ballings
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- Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Protea caffra Meisn.
subsp. gazensis (Beard) Chisumpa & Brummitt Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=120750
- author
- Mark Hyde
- author
- Bart Wursten
- author
- Petra Ballings
Frequency
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Locally frequent
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- Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Protea caffra Meisn.
subsp. gazensis (Beard) Chisumpa & Brummitt Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=120750
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- Mark Hyde
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- Bart Wursten
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- Petra Ballings
Worldwide distribution
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This subspecies is confined to the border mountains of Zimbabwe and Mozambique, including Mt Gorongosa. Subsp. caffra occurs in southern Mozambique and South Africa.
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- Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten and Petra Ballings
- bibliographic citation
- Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Protea caffra Meisn.
subsp. gazensis (Beard) Chisumpa & Brummitt Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=120750
- author
- Mark Hyde
- author
- Bart Wursten
- author
- Petra Ballings
