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Protea

Protea mafingensis
Protea caffra

a small Protea tree on rim of Menangai Crater, photo © by Michael Plagens

Observed on the rim ot Menangai Crater, Nakuru, Kenya, Africa. March 2013.

small tree of Protea mafingensis from Menangai, Kenya, photo © Michael Plagens close view of flower, Protea mafingensis from Menangai, Kenya, photo © Michael Plagens

The leathery leaves are lance shaped and the flowers very large with numerous petals/sepals.

Proteaceae -- Protea Family

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Copyright Michael J. Plagens, Created on 23 August 2013