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The answers to the below quizz have been taken from Protea Atlas records. It is hoped that atlassers will see the data as a challenge to find more extremes and make it out of date as soon as possible.

Placing the mouse pointer over the

and

logos will reveal the answers!

Geographical Extremes

is the southern-most protea in southern Africa, occurring at Cape Agulhas

itself (= southern, for this reason). [AGR,WIJ]

and

are the eastern-most

proteas recorded in southern Africa, from the Chimanimani Mts. Some Beechwoods probably extend further east. [PVR]

is the western-most protea in southern Africa, occurring on the west coast

at Komagggas. There are rumours of a population from near Kleinsee as well. [WIJ]

is the northern-most protea in the old Cape Province. [WIJ]

is the northern-most protea in the Northern Province at the N1 tunnel at

Totolo Peak [GYC]. The northern-most indigenous protea recorded is
from Beaufort House. [GYC]

is the highest protea in southern Africa, recorded from the summit of

Inyanga Mountains at 2580m [PVR]. In South Africa, this protea is also the highest protea, at 2500m near Crystal Waters, Garden Castle. [BRB]

and

are the highest proteas in the old Cape

Province on the Matroosberg at 2240m. The confusion is due to different atlassers [NAH,NGF] identifying the protea species as sister species in the Snow Proteas - please check this out.

is the highest protea in the old Transvaal at 2250m. [LOT]

is the lowest protea in southern Africa, occurring at 2m on the edge of the Zoetendalsvlei south of Bredasdorp. [AGR]

10.

is the northern-most recorded protea on the N1 at the Totolo Peak tunnel [GYC]. The northern-most, recorded, indigenous proteas are

at Ysterberg. [JAH]

Species diversity

protea species occur in Natal-KwaZulu.

protea species occur in Northwest Province.

protea species (Protea caffra) occurs in Lesotho, but none have been

atlassed there.

protea species occur in Free State, but more data are needed.

protea species occurs (Faurea rochetiana) in the Kruger Park near

Pretoriuskop, but it has not yet been atlassed in the reserve.

protea species occur in the Royal Natal N Park.

protea species occur naturally in the Bontebok National Park, but a further 5

have been planted.

8.	Tsitsikamma Coastal N P has the most protea species in the National Parks, with

recorded species.

9. Kogelberg N R has the most protea species with

excluding 7 hybrids,

of all our Nature Reserves.

10. Banghoek N H S has the most protea species, with

species, of all our

Natural Heritage Sites.

Vegetation Types

is the Vegetation Type that harbours the most protea species.

2. The

Biomes have no proteas, except in pockets of Fynbos.

3. There are more proteas in

than Savanna within South Africa.

4. True

proteas in South Africa include Faurea macnaughtonii. Other

species such as Protea mundii, only occur on the edges of forests - like other

Fynbos plants, they require fire!

(Eastern seaboard, 354 km²) has no proteas. The second smallest

vegetation type,

(Bredasdorp, 616 km²), is characterized by several endemic

and near-endemic species: Leucadendron elimense elimense, Leucadendron laxum, Leucadendron modestum, Leucadendron stelligerum and Protea pudens.

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