Wolkesuikerbos

Die Wolkesuikerbos (Protea nubigena) is 'n baie skaars proteaspesie wat endemies aan KwaZulu-Natal, Suid-Afrika is. Dit kan net gevind word in die Royal Natal Nasionale Park in die Drakensberge naby die Policeman's Helmet, op pad na The Witches, in die rigting van Tugelakloof op 'n hoogte van ongeveer 2 300 m. Die plant is regop en word 70 cm hoog en blom van Maart tot April.

Die plant kan weer uitspruit nadat dit gebrand het. Die saad word geberg in 'n doppie en deur die wind versprei. Die plant is eenslagtig. Bestuiwing vind plaas deur die werking van voëls. Die plant groei op berghange.

Op die SANBI-rooilys is dit as "kritiek bedreig" (CR) gelys.

Sien ook 
 Alfabetiese lys van Suid-Afrikaanse bome
 Lys van proteaspesies

Verwysings

Bronne 
 BGCI. 2018. Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI) - Plant Search. Available at: https://www.bgci.org/plant_search.php.
 Hilton-Taylor, C. (ed.). 1996. Red Data List of Southern African Plants. Strelitzia 4. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
 IUCN. 2020. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2020-3. Available at: www.iucnredlist.org. (Accessed: 10 December 2020).
 Pajor, I. 1991. Protea nubigena Cloud Protea in the Drakensberg. Protea Atlas Newsletter 12: 7.
 Pooley, E. 2003. Mountain Flowers: a field guide to the flora of the Drakensberg and Lesotho. Natal Flora Publications Trust, Durban.
 Raimondo, D., von Staden, L., Foden, W., Victor, J.E., Helme, N.A., Turner, R.C., Kamundi, D.A. and Manyama, P.A. (eds). 2009. Red List of South African Plants. Strelitzia 25. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria.
 Rebelo, T. 2001. Sasol Proteas: A field guide to the proteas of southern Africa. Fernwood Press, Vlaeberg, Cape Town.
 Rourke, J.P. 1980. The proteas of southern Africa. Purnell, Cape Town.
 Scott-Shaw, C.R. 1995. Protea nubigena mystery protea of the clouds. Protea Atlas Newsletter 26.
 Scott-Shaw, C.R. 1998. Notes on the ecology and conservation status of Protea nubigena<.i>. Lammergeyer 45: 32-34.
 Scott-Shaw, C.R. 1999. Rare and Threatened Plants of KwaZulu-Natal and Neighbouring Regions. KwaZulu-Natal Nature Conservation Services, Pietermaritzburg.

Protea
Struike
Flora van Suid-Afrika
Endemiese plante van Suid-Afrika