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Protea

Taxonomy
Protea was named by Linnaeus (1753). It is extant.

It was assigned to Plantae by Linnaeus (1753).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1753Protea Linnaeus

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
RankNameAuthor
genusProtea

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. Protea Linnaeus 1753
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Protea argentea Linnaeus 1753
Protea fusea Linnaeus 1753
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Pleistocene to the top of the Holocene or 2.58800 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 0.0 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pleistocene - Holocene2.588 - 0.0Congo-Kinshasa P. sp. (22116)