Proteas by amirapsp
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Description
Protea is both the botanical name and the English common name of a genus of flowering plants, sometimes also called sugarbushes.
The genus Protea was named in 1735 by Carolus Linnaeus after the Greek god Proteus who could change his form at will, because proteas have such different forms.
Proteas attracted the attention of botanists visiting the Cape of Good Hope in the 1600s. Many species were introduced to Europe in the 1700s, enjoying a unique popularity at the time amongst botanists.
The Proteaceae family to which Proteas belong is an ancient one. Its ancestors grew in Gondwanaland, 300 million years ago. Proteaceae is divided into two subfamilies: the Proteoideae, best represented in southern Africa, and the Grevilleoideae, concentrated in Australia and South America and the other smaller segments of Gondwanaland that are now part of eastern Asia. Africa shares only one genus with Madagascar, whereas South America and Australia share many common genera — this indicates they separated from Africa before they separated from each other.
Most protea occur south of the Limpopo River. However,Protea kilimanjaro is found in the chaparral zone of Mt. Kenya National Park. 92% of the species occur only in the Cape Floristic Region, a narrow belt of mountainous coastal land from Clanwilliam to Grahamstown, South Africa. The extraordinary richness and diversity of species characteristic of the Cape Flora is thought to be caused in part by the diverse landscape where populations can become isolated from each other and in time develop into separate species.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protea
Thank you for stopping by and leaving a mark. Enjoy my image I made of SA's National flower...Hugs
Comments (33)
flaviok
Esplendida, magnifica obra,obrigado pelas informações, aplausos (5)
sylki
This is so lovely, I love the soft muted colours and the gorgeous effects!! I'm sorry to say it is another favourite!!!:-)
Akhbour
Great work here Madame! Very well done, fantastic colours and execution! And as sylki, sorry, but it is another fav! ^_-
NetWorthy
Wow, Antoinette this is one of your best. Love it! Love the 3d texture look too!
callad
Beautiful work!!! A MUST-SEE-AT-FULL-SIZE !!!
pjlawson
Very beautiful! I love the colors and thank you for the information, it is always interesting!
e-brink
Very nice image. I like this!
A_Sunbeam
Fascinating textures! Very different.
milka69
Beautiful !!
shahlaa
Beautiful frame and texturing work...very well done!
RundwulfWolfShield
Beautiful work, Antoinette!!
Antonio57
Ce sont de très belle fleurs!!!!!BRAVO
Black-Carrie
Absolulely beautiful done!!!
Cimaira
how beautiful, I love the style of this! great job
RodolfoCiminelli
Very didactics explanation my friend....!!! Excellent and very creative work.....!!!
npauling
I love your version of the protea it is beautiful.
ESarge
Fantastic image and texture!!
MagikUnicorn
Lovely colors well done :) Happy Sunday
lorddarkwolf
stunning
meico
Wonderful information and picture, my dear Antoinette! Mike
NekhbetSun
Awesome fx and thanks for the info !
huismus
Lovely artwork! Thanks for the info!
BrokenWings
So pretty!
densa
love the textures and feel of this excellent my dear friend
RubyT
OMG! That is amazing! Gorgeous!!!
loligagger
Beautiful work!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
MKeyes
Lovely work and arrangement!
frymarkdesign
wow fantastic job
delbeke
Oh, beautifully done, fantastic colors and design!
2121
beautiful image