PLANTAE / PHANEROGAMAE / ANTHOPHYTA / PROTEALES / PROTEACEAE / PROTEOIDEAE / PROTEEAE / PROTEA / DRACOMONTANA
A low, multiple-stemmed shrub 50 cm-1 m tall, very rarely to 1.5 m tall; up to 1 m in diam., rounded with numerous simple, erect stems arising from a large persistent rootstock. Stems simple, only very rarely branched, stout, 5-10 mm in diam., covered with thick reddish bark; glabrous. Leaves oblong, elliptic, oblanceolate to broadly oblanceolate, 8-14 cm long, 2.5-4.5 cm wide, acute to obtuse, minutely petiolate; heavily coriaceous, margins horny; glaucescent. Inflorescence usually solitary and terminal but occasionally several axillary inflorescences are produced; oval in bud, becoming shallowly crateriform on opening, 4-6 cm in diam.; usually sessile but occasionally stipitate. Involucral bracts 5-6 seriate; outer series very broadly ovate-obtuse, 0.7-1.0 cm long, 1.0-1.5 cm wide, glabrous but margins occasionally ciliate; inner series oblong to broadly oblong, 3-4 cm long, 0.7-1.5 cm wide, apices concave and rounded. Involucral receptacle prominent, conic acute, 1.5-2 cm wide, 1-1.5 cm high. Perianth 4-4.5 cm long; limbs slender, acuminate, 1-1.2 cm long, glabrous but apices usually crinite; claws filiform, margins strongly undulate, pubescent on inner surface otherwise glabrous, tube region 1 cm long, glabrous within. Style 4.5-6 cm long, tapering terminally, glabrous. Pollen presenter filiform, acute, 8-10 mm long. Ovary 3 mm long, covered with long straight tawny trichomes. Hypogynous scales lanceolate acute, 1 mm long, hyaline. The flowering time is dependent upon the frequency of burning and the elevation but can be expected to take place at the end of the summer growth flush between January and March. From: Rourke, JP. 1980. The proteas of southern Africa. Purnell, Cape Town. [All rights reserved]
Shrub, lignotuberous erect, 0.5-1.0 m high. Leaves oblong to oblanceolate, 80-140 x 25-45 mm, glabrous, glaucous, coriaceous, acute or obtuse, margins horny. Flower head cup-shaped, 40-60 mm in diam., solitary or clustered. Involucral bracts 5- or 6-seriate, carmine to cream-coloured, margins hairy; outer series ovate, rounded, 7-10 x 10-15 mm; inner series oblong, rounded, 30-40 x 7-15 mm. Flowers 40-45 mm long, tube 10 mm long, hairless at base, tips with white or pink hairs; style 45-60 mm long, white, curved; pollen presenter 8-10 mm long, thread-like. Flowering time Jan.-Mar. From: Bredenkamp, GJ; Bredenkamp, CL. 2019. Proteaceae. In: CL Bredenkamp (ed.), A Flora of the Eastern Cape Province. Strelitzia 41(2): 1344-1363. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria. [CC BY]
Dwarf shrub, up to 1.5 m high. Leaves glabrous; blade oblong to narrowly obovate, 80-140 x 20-45 mm, leathery, bluish green. Flowers: head oblong or turbinate, 50-60 mm long; involucral bracts cream-coloured to carmine, inner bracts glabrous, curved inwards to enfold flowers; perianth 40 mm long, tube fulvously hairy within, glabrous at base, tips with tufts of white to pink hairs; Jan.-Mar. From: Retief, E; Meyer, NL. 2017. Proteaceae. In: E Retief & NL Meyer (eds), Plants of the Free State: Inventory and identification guide. Strelitzia 38: 710-712. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria. [CC BY]
Simple, unbranched (or only very rarely branched) stems are produced from a subterranean lignotuber. It is a markedly fire-adapted species requiring burning every few years to keep the plants in a vigorous, floriferous state. From: Rourke, JP. 1980. The proteas of southern Africa. Purnell, Cape Town. [All rights reserved]
The typical habitat of P. dracomontana is subalpine Themeda grassland between 1600 and 2200 m. Within this belt the species is wholly confined to a basalt substratum although occasionally it is found on shallow soils overlying the Cave Sandstone. Protea caffra occupies the adjacent but lower zone of Cave Sandstone. The ecotone between the Cave Sandstone and basalt is fairly sharp, both species being mutually exclusive. However, putative hybrids between these two species have been observed along the ecotone. These plants have the low, multiple-stemmed growth habit of P. dracomontana but tend to have branched rather than simple stems as in P. caffra. From: Rourke, JP. 1980. The proteas of southern Africa. Purnell, Cape Town. [All rights reserved]
Subalpine Themeda grassland, on basalt, alt. 1600-2600 m; Drakensberg Grassland, Sub-Escarpment Grassland. From: Bredenkamp, GJ; Bredenkamp, CL. 2019. Proteaceae. In: CL Bredenkamp (ed.), A Flora of the Eastern Cape Province. Strelitzia 41(2): 1344-1363. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria. [CC BY]
Mesic Grassland. Grassland, on basalt. From: Retief, E; Meyer, NL. 2017. Proteaceae. In: E Retief & NL Meyer (eds), Plants of the Free State: Inventory and identification guide. Strelitzia 38: 710-712. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria. [CC BY]
In South Africa, P. dracomontana ranges along the eastern escarpment of the Natal Drakensberg from Olivier's Hoek through the Royal Natal National Park and thence southwards as far as Drakensberg Garden. Although no reliable records exist from south of Himeville, it is quite possible that a southerly extension to its range will be found along the Lesotho/Transkei border at some time in the future. An outlying population occurs on Mt. Inyangani, Rhodesia. From: Rourke, JP. 1980. The proteas of southern Africa. Purnell, Cape Town. [All rights reserved]
January to March
1600 to 2200 m
This map contains point-based occurrences at different locations
Occurrence in the Flora of Southern Africa (FSA) countries and South African provinces. Residence status indicates if a taxon is indigenous, endemic, naturalised or invasive in a specific region. This data is based on specimen records and literature
FSA
SA
BOT
NAM
ESW
LES
WC
EC
NC
FS
GA
KZN
LP
MP
NW
Absent
Indigenous
Endemic
Naturalised
Invasive
Names and Sources
Published in: Bothalia 7: 53 (1958)
| Common name | Language | Reference/barcode | Published as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine Sugarbush | English | South African National Biodiversity Institute. 1991. Protea Atlas. | |
| Drakensberg dwarf sugarbush | English | Pooley, ES. 1998. A field guide to wildflowers KwaZulu-Natal and the eastern region, 1 ed. Natal Flora Publications Trust, Durban. | |
| Drakensberg sugarbush | English | Bredenkamp, GJ; Bredenkamp, CL. 2019. Proteaceae. In: CL Bredenkamp (ed.), A Flora of the Eastern Cape Province. Strelitzia 41(2): 1344-1363. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria. | |
| Drakensberg Sugarbush | English | South African National Biodiversity Institute. 1991. Protea Atlas. | |
| Drakensberg suikerbos | Afrikaans | Bredenkamp, GJ; Bredenkamp, CL. 2019. Proteaceae. In: CL Bredenkamp (ed.), A Flora of the Eastern Cape Province. Strelitzia 41(2): 1344-1363. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria. | |
| Drakensbergse dwergsuikerbos | Afrikaans | Pooley, ES. 1998. A field guide to wildflowers KwaZulu-Natal and the eastern region, 1 ed. Natal Flora Publications Trust, Durban. | |
| Drakensbergsuikerbos | Afrikaans | South African National Biodiversity Institute. 1991. Protea Atlas. |
Classification
KINGDOM Plantae
SUBKINGDOM Phanerogamae
PHYLUM Anthophyta
ORDER Proteales
FAMILY Proteaceae
SUBFAMILY Proteoideae
TRIBE Proteeae
GENUS Protea
SPECIES dracomontana
55 results for Protea dracomontana Beard
Year
Barcode: NBG0109426-4 Collector(s) & number: Rourke, JP, 1537 | 1976-3-5
South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, Royal Natal National Park. Policeman's Helmet Ridge.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0371294-1 Collector(s) & number: Killick, DJB, 1337 | 1951-1-25
South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, BERGVILLE DIST.; CATHEDRAL PEAK FOR.; IN CATCHMENT 2.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: NBG0082480-2 Collector(s) & number: Nanni, 42 | 1953-1-30
South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, Drakensberg. Cathedral Peak.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0378392-0 Collector(s) & number: Edwards, D, 508 | 1955-1-24
South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, ROYAL NATAL NAT. PAR; N. OF COLD HILL
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0378390-0 Collector(s) & number: Bewes, 36 | --
South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, IPOLELA DIST.; HIMEVILLE; TOP OF HILL
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: NBG0082480-1 Collector(s) & number: Nanni, 42 | 1953-1-30
South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, Drakensberg. Cathedral Peak.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: NBG0128245-0 Collector(s) & number: Roux, JP, 1808 | 1984-2-3
South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, Drakensberg Garden Reserve.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: NH0042590-0 Collector(s) & number: Pardoe, F, s.n. | 1954-2-2
South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, Mont aux Sources District. National Park.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0456532-0 Collector(s) & number: Van Breda, 1097 | 1961-6-13
South Africa, Western Cape, RIVERSDALE DIV.; GARCIA'S PASS
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0461734-0 Collector(s) & number: Killick, DJB, 1337 | 1951-1-25
South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, BERGVILLE DIST.; CATHEDRAL PEAK FOR.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0378393-0 Collector(s) & number: Edwards, D, 505 | 1955-1-24
South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, ROYAL NATAL NAT. PAR; DOOLEY WATERS
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: NH0069630-0 Collector(s) & number: Schrire, BD, 811 | 1981-12-18
South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, Drakensberg Gardens Forest Station.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0371294-2 Collector(s) & number: Killick, DJB, 1337 | 1951-1-25
South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, BERGVILLE DIST.; CATHEDRAL PEAK FOR.; IN CATCHMENT 2.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: NBG0082735-0 Collector(s) & number: Beard, JS, 729 | 1955-5-21
South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, Bergville Dist. Natal. Cathedral Peak. Research Station.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: NBG0082478-2 Collector(s) & number: Rycroft, HB, 1267 | 1952-5-9
South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, Natal. Drakensberg Dist. Cathedral Peak.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0460735-0 Collector(s) & number: Symons, RE, 301 | 1915-1-12
South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, GIANT'S CASTLE
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0480900-0 Collector(s) & number: Rourke, JP, 1537 | 1976-3-5
South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, ROYAL NATAL NAT. PAR; POLICEMANS HELMET RI
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: NBG0109426-1 Collector(s) & number: Rourke, JP, 1537 | 1976-3-5
South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, Royal Natal National Park. Policeman's Helmet Ridge.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0378395-0 Collector(s) & number: Acocks, JPH, 22027 | 1962-2-20
South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, IMPENDLE DIST.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: NH0074308-0 Collector(s) & number: Abbott, ATD, 4796 | 1989-12-22
South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, Ngeli. North west of Kwa-Shwili
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: NBG0109426-2 Collector(s) & number: Rourke, JP, 1537 | 1976-3-5
South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, Royal Natal National Park. Policeman's Helmet Ridge.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0378396-0 Collector(s) & number: Pardoe, PRE 52907 | 1955-3-
South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, ROYAL NATAL NAT. PAR
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: NH0112206-0 Collector(s) & number: Abbott, ATD, 4987 | 1990-1-20
South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, Ngele. South from Belfast Tower.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: NH0074923-0 Collector(s) & number: Dieterlen, 319 | --
Lesotho, Basutoland District. Leribe.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: NBG0082480-3 Collector(s) & number: Nanni, 42 | 1953-1-30
South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, Drakensberg. Cathedral Peak.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0557213-0 Collector(s) & number: Walters, CM, 151 | 1978-5-26
South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, CATHEDRAL PEAK
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: NH0060633-0 Collector(s) & number: Baxter, M, 1506 | 1959-2-
South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, Underberg District; Drakensberg Gardens.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: NBG0082478-1 Collector(s) & number: Rycroft, HB, 1267 | 1952-5-9
South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, Natal. Drakensberg Dist. Cathedral Peak.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: NBG0227358-0 Collector(s) & number: Walters, CM, 151 | 1978-5-26
South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, Cathedral Peak.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: NH0008746-0 Collector(s) & number: Beard, JS, 843 | 1956-12-31
South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, Forest Reserve Station. Cathedral Peak.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: NBG0082734-0 Collector(s) & number: Van Rensburg, AD, 4 | 1954-6-29
South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, Natal. Lions River Dist. Along Drakensberg Range. Highmoor Forest Reserve below snow.
General notes: Abundant.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: NBG0115446-0 Collector(s) & number: Boardman, MA, 295 | 1978-1-15
South Africa, Eastern Cape, Halfway up Pass to Ramatsieliso.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: NH0104091-0 Collector(s) & number: Killick, DJB, 1337 | 1951-1-25
South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, Cathedral Peak Forest Research Station.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: NBG0109426-3 Collector(s) & number: Rourke, JP, 1537 | 1976-3-5
South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, Royal Natal National Park. Policeman's Helmet Ridge.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0455994-0 Collector(s) & number: Killick, DJB, 1638 | 1952-11-11
South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, BERGVILLE DIST.; CATHEDRAL PEAK FOR.; INDUMENI RIVER VALLEY
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0378394-0 Collector(s) & number: Edwards, D, 2012 | 1956-7-
South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, BERGVILLE DIST.; CHAMPAGNE CASTLE
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: NH0020741-0 Collector(s) & number: Hutchinson, J, 89 | 1930-8-
South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, National Park.
General notes: Collecting date: 29-30 August 1930.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: NH0041567-0 Collector(s) & number: Killick, DJB, 1337 | 1951-1-25
South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, Bergville District, Cathedral Peak Forest Research Station
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0626145-0 Collector(s) & number: Lambinon, JEJ, 82/370 | 1982-2-7
South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, DRAKENSBERG GARDEN; PARTIE AMONT DE LA RIVIERE UMZIMKULU, RESERVE GARDEN CASTLE
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: NH0041425-0 Collector(s) & number: Killick, DJB, 1638 | 1952-11-11
South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, Bergville District. Cathedral Peak Forest Research Station. Protea veld on North facing slopes in Indumeni River Valley.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: NBG0113477-0 Collector(s) & number: Hoener, FK, 1775A | 1977-1-18
South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, Natal. Drakensberg escarpment. Below the 3 Bushmen and within 2 km north of the Lesotho border at Sehlabathebe National Park.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0378391-0 Collector(s) & number: Beard, JS, 1506 | 1959-2-
South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, UNDERBERG DIST.; DRAKENSBERG BOT. GAR
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: NH0060967-0 Collector(s) & number: Edwards, D, 508 | 1955-1-25
South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, North of Cold Hill, Natal National Park, Bergville District.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: NBG0113476-0 Collector(s) & number: Hoener, FK, 1775B | 1977-1-18
South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, Natal. Drakensberg escarpment. Below the 3 Bushmen and within 2 km north of the Lesotho border at Sehlabathebe National Park.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0378397-0 Collector(s) & number: Acocks, JPH, 22027 | 1962-2-20
South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, IMPENDLE DIST.; 23 MI. WSW. OF NOTTINGHAM ROAD
General notes: Rare.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
This map contains point-based occurrences at different locations
2019
SERIES CHAPTER
Proteaceae Bredenkamp, GJ; Bredenkamp, CLIn: CL Bredenkamp (ed.), A Flora of the Eastern Cape Province. Strelitzia 41(2)1344-1363
South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria
2017
SERIES CHAPTER
Proteaceae Retief, E; Meyer, NLIn: E Retief & NL Meyer (eds), Plants of the Free State: Inventory and identification guide. Strelitzia 38: 710-712
South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria
1980
1958
BOOK
Trees of South Africa, Vol. 10 Beard, JSNo results found for Protea dracomontana Beard
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