Official Common Names for Proteas

Genus	Species	Common Name
Au	cancellata	Channelleaf Featherbush
Au	pallasia	Needleleaf Featherbush
Au	umbellata	Broadleaf Featherbush
Br	stellatifolium	Wild Almond
Di	buekii	Franshoek Silkypuff
Di	divaricata divaricata	Peninsula Silkypuff
Di	divaricata montana	Mountain Silkypuff
Di	fraterna	Palmiet Silkypuff
Di	myrtifolia	Tulbagh Silkypuff
Di	parilis	Worcester Silkypuff
Di	proteoides	Flats Silkypuff
Di	thymelaeoides meridiana	Hangklip Silkypuff
Di	thymelae. thymelaeoides	Kogelberg Silkypuff
Fa	forficuliflora	Manica Beechwood
Fa	galpinii	Forest Beechwood
Fa	macnaughtonii	Terblanz Beechwood
Fa	saligna	Transvaal Beechwood
Gr	banksii	Scarlet Silky Oak
Gr	robusta	Silky Oak
Ha	gibbosa	Rock Needlebush
Ha	petiolaris	Sea-urchin Hakea
Ha	salicifolia	Willow Hakea
Ha	sericea	Silky Needlebush
Ha	victoria	Royal Hakea
Ld	album	Linearleaf Conebush
Ld	arcuatum	Rededge Conebush
Ld	argenteum	Silver Tree
Ld	barkerae	Swartberg Conebush
Ld	bonum	Gideonskop Conebush
Ld	brunioides brunioides	Foetid Conebush
Ld	brunioides flumenlupinm	Graafwater Conebush
Ld	burchellii	Riviersonderend Conebush
Ld	cadens	Witteberg Sunbush
Ld	chamelaea	Witsenberg Conebush
Ld	cinereum	Scraggly Conebush
Ld	comosum	Ridgecone Conebush
Ld	comosum homaeophyllum	Villiersdorp Ridgecone Conebush
Ld	concavum	Pakhuis Conebush
Ld	conicum	Garden-Route Conebush
Ld	coniferum	Dune Conebush
Ld	cordatum	Droopy Conebush
Ld	coriaceum	Rosette Conebush
Ld	corymbosum	Swartveld Conebush
Ld	cryptocephalum	Concealed Conebush
Ld	daphnoides	DuToitskloof Conebush
Ld	diemontianum	Visgat Conebush
Ld	discolor	Piketberg Conebush
Ld	dregei	Summit Conebush
Ld	dubium	Cedarberg Conebush
Ld	elimense elimense	Elim Conebush
Ld	elimense salteri	Caledon Conebush
Ld	elimense vyeboomensis	Vyeboom Conebush
Ld	ericifolium	Ericaleaf Yellowbush
Ld	eucalyptifolium	Gumleaf Conebush
Ld	flexuosum	Worcester Conebush
Ld	floridum	Flats Conebush
Ld	foedum	Hopefield Conebush
Ld	galpinii	Hairless Conebush
Ld	gandogeri	Broadleaf Conebush
Ld	glaberrimum	Oily Conebush
Ld	globosum	Grabouw Conebush
Ld	grandiflorum	Wynberg Conebush
Ld	gydoense	Gydo Conebush
Ld	lanigerum	Shale Conebush
Ld	lanigerum laevigatum	Worcester Shale Conebush
Ld	laureolum	Golden Sunshinebush
Ld	laxum	Bredasdorp Conebush
Ld	levisanus	Cape Flats Conebush
Ld	linifolium	Lineleaf Conebush
Ld	loeriense	Loerie Conebush
Ld	loranthifolium	Greenflower Sunbush
Ld	macowanii	Acacialeaf Conebush
Ld	meridianum	Limestone Conebush
Ld	meyerianum	Van Rhynsdorp Conebush
Ld	microcephalum	Oilbract Conebush
Ld	modestum	Roughleaf Conebush
Ld	muirii	Silverball Conebush
Ld	nervosum	Silkyruff Conebush
Ld	nitidum	Bokkeveld Conebush
Ld	nobile	Karoo Conebush
Ld	olens	Yellow Conebush
Ld	orientale	Van Staden's Sunbush
Ld	osbornei	Laingsburg Conebush
Ld	platyspermum	Plateseed Conebush
Ld	pondoense	Pondoland Conebush
Ld	procerum	Ivory Conebush
Ld	pubescens	Grey Conebush
Ld	pubibracteolatum	Purple-leaf Conebush
Ld	radiatum	Langeberg Conebush
Ld	remotum	Nieuwoudtville Conebush
Ld	roodii	Gifberg Conebush
Ld	rourkei	Uniondale Conebush
Ld	rubrum	Spinning Top
Ld	salicifolium	Common Stream Conebush
Ld	salignum	Common Sunshine Conebush
Ld	sericeum	Waabooms Conebush
Ld	sessile	Western Sunbush
Ld	sheilae	Lokenberg Conebush
Ld	singulare	Kammanasie Conebush
Ld	sorocephalodes	Woolly Conebush
Ld	spirale	Wolseley Conebush
Ld	spissifolium	Spearleaf Conebush
Ld	spissifolium fragrans	Fragrant Spearleaf Conebush
Ld	spissifolium natalense	Natal Spearleaf Conebush
Ld	spissifolium oribinum	Oribi Spearleaf Conebush
Ld	spissifolium phillipsii	Kareedouwvlakte Spearleaf Conebush
Ld	spissifol. spissifolium	Common Spearleaf Conebush
Ld	stellare	Star Conebush
Ld	stelligerum	Agulhas Conebush
Ld	strobilinum	Peninsula Conebush
Ld	teretifolium	Needleleaf Conebush
Ld	thymifolium	Malmesbury Conebush
Ld	tinctum	Spicy Conebush
Ld	tradouwense	Tradouw Conebush
Ld	uliginosum glabratum	Tsitsikamma Conebush
Ld	uliginosum uliginosum	Outeniqua Conebush
Ld	verticillatum	Klapmuts Conebush
Ld	xanthoconus	Sickleleaf Conebush
Ls	arenarium	Redelinghuis Pincushion
Ls	bolusii	Gordons Bay Pincushion
Ls	calligerum	Arid Pincushion
Ls	catherinae	Catherinewheel Pincushion
Ls	conocarpodendrn viridum	Green Tree Pincushion
Ls	conoc. conocarpodendron	Grey Tree Pincushion
Ls	cordatum	Heartleaf Pincushion
Ls	cordifolium	The Pincushion
Ls	cuneiforme	Wartstemmed Pincushion
Ls	erubescens	Oudtshoorn Pincushion
Ls	formosum	Silverleaf Wheel Pincushion
Ls	fulgens	Potberg Pincushion
Ls	gerrardii	Soapstone Pincushion
Ls	glabrum	Outeniqua Pincushion
Ls	gracile	Hermanus Pincushion
Ls	grandiflorum	Greyleaf Fountain Pincushion
Ls	gueinzii	Kloof Fountain Pincushion
Ls	hamatum	Ruitersbos Pincushion
Ls	harpagonatum	McGregor Pincushion
Ls	heterophyllum	Trident Pincushion
Ls	hypophyllocarpodendron.	Greensnakestem Pincushion
Ls	hypophyl. canaliculatum	Greysnakestem Pincushion
Ls	innovans	Pondoland Pincushion
Ls	lineare	Needleleaf Pincushion
Ls	muirii	Albertinia Pincushion
Ls	mundii	Langeberg Pincushion
Ls	oleifolium	Overberg Pincushion
Ls	parile	Malmesbury Pincushion
Ls	patersonii	Silveredge Pincushion
Ls	pedunculatum	Whitetrailing Pincushion
Ls	pluridens	Robinson Pincushion
Ls	praecox	Mossel Bay Pincushion
Ls	praemorsum	Nardouw Fountain Pincushion
Ls	profugum	Piketberg Pincushion
Ls	prostratum	Yellowtrailing Pincushion
Ls	reflexum	Rocket Pincushion
Ls	rodolentum	Sandveld Pincushion
Ls	royenifolium	Eastern Pincushion
Ls	saxatile	Karoo Pincushion
Ls	saxosum	Escarpment Pincushion
Ls	secundifolium	Stalked Pincushion
Ls	spathulatum	Cedarberg Pincushion
Ls	tomentosum	Saldanha Pincushion
Ls	tottum	Ribbon Pincushion
Ls	truncatulum	Ovalleaf Pincushion
Ls	truncatum	Limestone Pincushion
Ls	utriculosum	Breede River Pincushion
Ls	vestitum	Silkyhair Pincushion
Ls	winteri	Riversdale Pincushion
Ls	wittebergense	Swartberg Pincushion
Mi	arboreus	Kogelberg Pagoda
Mi	argenteus	Silver Pagoda
Mi	capitulatus	Conical Pagoda
Mi	chrysanthus	Golden Pagoda
Mi	cucullatus	Common Pagoda
Mi	fimbriifolius	Tree Pagoda
Mi	hirtus	Marsh Pagoda
Mi	hottentoticus	Matchstick Pagoda
Mi	palustris	Cryptic Pagoda
Mi	pauciflorus	Threeflowered Pagoda
Mi	saxatilis	Limestone Pagoda
Mi	splendidus	Splendid Pagoda
Mi	stokoei	Mace Pagoda
Or	zeyheri	Marsh Rose
Pa	abrotanifolius	Bredasdorp Sceptre
Pa	adiantifolius	Hairystyle Sceptre
Pa	bolusii	Overberg Sceptre
Pa	bracteolaris	Smoothleaf Tree Sceptre
Pa	candicans	Powder Sceptre
Pa	capitatus	Fineleaf Sceptre
Pa	centaureoides	Ladismith Sceptre
Pa	dispersus	Longhead Sceptre
Pa	dregei	Scented Sceptre
Pa	esterhuyseniae	Kouga Sceptre
Pa	lagopus	Rabbitpaw Sceptre
Pa	longicaulis	Exploding Baked Apple
Pa	nova	Palmiet Sceptre
Pa	reflexus	Van Staden's Sceptre
Pa	roodebergensis	Honeyscented Sceptre
Pa	sceptrum-gustavianus	King-Gustav's Sceptre
Pa	spathulatus	Langeberg Sceptre
Pa	spicatus	Kogelberg Sceptre
Pa	tomentosus	Hairyleaf Sceptre
Pr	acaulos	Common Ground Sugarbush
Pr	acuminata	Blackrim Sugarbush
Pr	amplexicaulis	Claspingleaf Sugarbush
Pr	angolensis	Northern Sugarbush
Pr	angolensis angolensis	Dwarf Northernwoodland Sugarbush
Pr	angolensis divaricata	Northern Woodland Sugarbush
Pr	angustata	Kleinmond Sugarbush
Pr	aristata	Ladismith Sugarbush
Pr	aspera	Roughleaf Sugarbush
Pr	asymmetrica	Inyanga Sugarbush
Pr	aurea aurea	Common Shuttlecock Protea
Pr	aurea potbergensis	Potberg Sugarbush
Pr	burchellii	Burchell's Sugarbush
Pr	caffra caffra	Common Sugarbush
Pr	caffra gazensis	Manica Sugarbush
Pr	caffra killimandscharic	Kilimanjaro Sugarbush
Pr	caffra mafingensis	Mafingo Sugarbush
Pr	caffra nyasae	Malawi Sugarbush
Pr	canaliculata	Grooveleaf Sugarbush
Pr	ceaspitosa	Bishop Sugarbush
Pr	compacta	Bot River Sugarbush
Pr	comptonii	Saddleback Sugarbush
Pr	convexa	Largeleaf Sugarbush
Pr	cordata	Heartleaf Sugarbush
Pr	coronata	Green Sugarbush
Pr	cryophila	Snowball Protea
Pr	curvata	Barberton Sugarbush
Pr	cynaroides	King Protea
Pr	decurrens	Linearleaf Sugarbush
Pr	denticulata	Toothleaf Sugarbush
Pr	dracomontana	Drakensberg Sugarbush
Pr	effusa	Scarlet Sugarbush
Pr	enervis	Chimanimani Sugarbush
Pr	eximia	Broadleaf Sugarbush
Pr	foliosa	Leafy Sugarbush
Pr	gaguedi	African Sugarbush
Pr	glabra	Clanwilliam Sugarbush
Pr	grandiceps	Red Sugarbush
Pr	holosericea	Sawedge Sugarbush
Pr	humiflora	Patentleaf Sugarbush
Pr	inopina	Largenut Sugarbush
Pr	intonsa	Tufted Sugarbush
Pr	lacticolor	Hottentot Sugarbush
Pr	laetans	Blyde Sugarbush
Pr	laevis	Smoothleaf Sugarbush
Pr	lanceolata	Lanceleaf Sugarbush
Pr	laurifolia	Greyleaf Sugarbush
Pr	lepidocarpodendron	Blackbeard Sugarbush
Pr	longifolia	Longleaf Sugarbush
Pr	lorea	Thongleaf Sugarbush
Pr	lorifolia	Strapleaf Sugarbush
Pr	madiensis madiensis	Tall Woodland Sugarbush
Pr	magnifica	Queen Protea
Pr	montana	Swartberg Sugarbush
Pr	mucronifolia	Daggerleaf Sugarbush
Pr	mundii	Forest Sugarbush
Pr	namaquana	Kamiesberg Sugarbush
Pr	nana	Mountainrose Sugarbush
Pr	neriifolia	Narrowleaf Sugarbush
Pr	nitida	Wagon Tree
Pr	nubigena	Cloud Sugarbush
Pr	obtusifolia	Limestone Sugarbush
Pr	odorata	Swartland Sugarbush
Pr	parvula	Dainty Sugarbush
Pr	pendula	Nodding Sugarbush
Pr	petiolaris elegans	Sickleleaf Sugarbush
Pr	piscina	Visgat Sugarbush
Pr	pityphylla	Ceres Sugarbush
Pr	pruinosa	Frosted Sugarbush
Pr	pudens	Bashful Sugarbush
Pr	punctata	Water Sugarbush
Pr	recondita	Hidden Sugarbush
Pr	repens	Common Sugarbush
Pr	restionifolia	Reedleaf Sugarbush
Pr	revoluta	Rolledleaf Sugarbush
Pr	roupelliae hamiltonii	Dwarf Silver Sugarbush
Pr	roupelliae roupelliae	Silver Sugarbush
Pr	rubropilosa	Transvaal Sugarbush
Pr	rupicola	Krantz Sugarbush
Pr	scabra	Sandpaperleaf Sugarbush
Pr	scabriuscula	Hoary Sugarbush
Pr	scolopendriifolia	Hart'stonguefern Sugarbush
Pr	scolymocephala	Thistle Sugarbush
Pr	scorzonerifolia	Channelleaf Sugarbush
Pr	simplex	Dwarf Grassveld Sugarbush
Pr	speciosa	Brownbeard Sugarbush
Pr	stokoei	Pink Sugarbush
Pr	subulifolia	Awlleaf Sugarbush
Pr	subvestita	Waterlily Sugarbush
Pr	sulphurea	Sulphur Sugarbush
Pr	susannae	Stinkleaf Sugarbush
Pr	tenax	Tenacious Sugarbush
Pr	venusta	Cascade Sugarbush
Pr	vogtsiae	Kouga Sugarbush
Pr	welwitschii	Dwarf Savanna Sugarbush
Pr	wentzeliana	Wentzel's Sugarbush
Pr	witzenbergiana	Swan Sugarbush
Se	acrocarpa	Common Rootstock Spiderhead
Se	adscendens	Kleinmond Spiderhead
Se	aemula	Strawberry Spiderhead
Se	aemula congesta	Macassar Spiderhead
Se	aemula foeniculacea	Rondevlei Spiderhead
Se	aitonii	Marshmallow Spiderhead
Se	altiscapa	Stately Spiderhead
Se	balanocephala	Acorn Spiderhead
Se	bolusii	Viljoenshof Spiderhead
Se	brownii	Bottlebrush Spiderhead
Se	candicans	Shiny Spiderhead
Se	collina	Lost Spiderhead
Se	confragosa	Wavy Spiderhead
Se	cyanoides	Wynberg Spiderhead
Se	cygnea	Swan Spiderhead
Se	decipiens	Sandveld Spiderhead
Se	decumbens	Peninsula Spiderhead
Se	deluvialis	Grass Spiderhead
Se	dodii	Hex River Spiderhead
Se	effusa	Candelabra Spiderhead
Se	elongata	Longstalk Spiderhead
Se	fasciflora	Common Pin Spiderhead
Se	flagellifolia	Houwhoek Spiderhead
Se	flava	Wuppertal Spiderhead
Se	florida	Blushing Bride
Se	fucifolia	Northern Spiderhead
Se	furcellata	Kraaifontein Spiderhead
Se	glomerata	Cluster Spiderhead
Se	gremialis	Riviersonderend Spiderhead
Se	heterophylla	Spindly Spiderhead
Se	hirsuta	Swartkops Spiderhead
Se	inconspicua	Cryptic Spiderhead
Se	incrassata	Silverpaw Spiderhead
Se	krausii	Snowball Spiderhead
Se	lacunosa	Matsikamma Spiderhead
Se	leipoldtii	Louis Leipoldt's Spiderhead
Se	linearis	Needleleaf Spiderhead
Se	meisneriana	Dainty Spiderhead
Se	millefolia	Millileaf Spiderhead
Se	nervosa	Fluted Spiderhead
Se	pedunculata	Fanleaf Spiderhead
Se	phylicoides	Bearded Spiderhead
Se	pinnata	Graceful Spiderhead
Se	reflexa	Milky Spiderhead
Se	rosea	Rose Spiderhead
Se	rostellaris	Remote Spiderhead
Se	roxburghii	Shortleaf Spiderhead
Se	rubricaulis	Redstem Spiderhead
Se	stellata	Star Spiderhead
Se	trilopha	Trident Spiderhead
Se	triternata	Tulbagh Spiderhead
Se	villosa	Golden Spiderhead
Se	viridifolia	Mat Spiderhead
Se	williamsii	King Spiderhead
Se	zeyheri	Matchstick Spiderhead
So	alopecurus	Woollystalk Powderpuff
So	capitatus	Woolly Powderpuff
So	clavigerus	Erect Powderpuff
So	crassifolius	Flowerless Powderpuff
So	imbricatus	Tileleaf Powderpuff
So	lanatus	Common Powderpuff
So	palustris	Mat Powderpuff
So	pinifolius	Longleaf Powderpuff
So	scabridus	Tulbagh Powderpuff
So	tenuifolius	Diminutive Powderpuff
So	teretifolius	Pinhead Powderpuff
Sp	argentea	Silverleaf Spoon
Sp	barbigera	Fineleaf Spoon
Sp	caudata	Woollyhair Spoon
Sp	colorata	Shiny Spoon
Sp	confusa	Longtube Spoon
Sp	curvifolia	Whitestalked Spoon
Sp	ericoides	Ericaleaf Spoon
Sp	incurva	Swanhead Spoon
Sp	longifolia	Pinkstalked Spoon
Sp	mollis	Woolly Spoon
Sp	nubicola	Medusa Spoon
Sp	parilis	Spike Spoon
Sp	prolifera	Palmiet Spoon
Sp	propinqua	Lax Spoon
Sp	racemosa	Laxstalked Spoon
Sp	salsoloides	Kinkstyle Spoon
Sp	setacea	Needleleaf Spoon
Sp	squamata	Silky Spoon
Sp	thyrsiflora	Swanneck Spoon
Sp	tulbaghensis	Shaggyhair Spoon
Te	speciosissima	Waratah
Ve	alpina	Kamiesberg Vexator
Ve	amoena	Swartruggens Vexator
Ve	latebrosa	Robertson Vexator
Ve	obtusata albomontana	Witteberg Vexator
Ve	obtusata obtusata	Montagu Vexator

We are attempting to compile comprehensive databases of common names in use. If you are aware of any names used which are not in the list, please e-mail us at protea@nbict.nbi.ac.za.