Still Life – Baardsuikerkan Fynbos

Still Life of a Protea Neriifolia or Baarsuikerkan Fynbos in a jug.

Protea neriifolia is part of an ancient plant family, the Proteaceae. In southern Africa there are about 360 species, of which more than 330 species are confined to the Cape Floral Kingdom. They grow between Nieuwoudtville in the northwest and Grahamstown in the east. Protea neriifolia belongs to the genus Protea. It was named after the Greek god Proteus, who could change his shape at will.

The leaves of Protea neriifolia are most often bright- or dark green and look quite like the leaves of the oleander (Nerium oleander). This accounts for the species name neriifolia, which means ‘with leaves resembling those of the oleander’.

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