''Faurea'' is a

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containing 16

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s in the

protea ''Protea'' () is a genus of South African flowering plants, also called sugarbushes (Afrikaans: ''suikerbos''). Etymology The genus ''Protea'' was named in 1735 by Carl Linnaeus, possibly after the Greek god Proteus, who could change his form a ...

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which occur in the summer rainfall area of southern

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, extending to tropical Africa and

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. The name honours

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n soldier and botanist William Caldwell Faure (1822-1844) who was killed on active service in India.

Species

Described species are: * '' Faurea arborea'' Engl. * '' Faurea argentea'' Hutch. * '' Faurea coriacea'' Marner * '' Faurea delevoyi'' De Wild. * '' Faurea discolor'' Welw. * '' Faurea forficuliflora'' Baker * ''

Faurea galpinii ''Faurea galpinii'' is a small tree that grows to 10 m (20 ft.) tall, but its trunks will vary depending on growing conditions. The leaves of ''F. galpinii'' are alternately lanceolate The following is a list of terms which are used to describ ...

'' E.Phillips * '' Faurea intermedia'' Engl. & Gilg * '' Faurea lucida'' De Wild. * '' Faurea macnaughtonii'' E.Phillips * '' Faurea racemosa'' Farmar * '' Faurea recondita'' Rourke & V.R.Clark * '' Faurea rochetiana'' (A.Rich.) Chiov. ex Pic.Serm. * '' Faurea rubriflora'' Marner * ''

Faurea saligna ''Faurea saligna'' is a graceful, semi-deciduous tree of the family Proteaceae growing to about 10 metres, or up to 20 metres under forest conditions. Found from tropical Africa south to the Transvaal, Swaziland and Natal, often in large commu ...

'' Harv. * '' Faurea wentzeliana'' Engl.

References

Proteaceae genera Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Afrotropical realm flora {{proteaceae-stub