Protea speciosa - Brown-Beard Sugarbush - 5 seeds Madagascan Palm also known as the rattle

also known as the rattle chile

set up either axillary or whorly on peduncles 23 cm long located at the end of the branches

A brown pigment called pheophytin accumulates and has a brownish colour that makes a muddy purple when combined with carotenoids

A mature traveller's palm may bloom year round and produce brown fruits that contain light blue seeds

carpet forming plants with beautiful shiny flowers that open in the full sun

Protea speciosa - Brown-Beard Sugarbush - 5 seeds Madagascan Palm also known as the rattleMost Protea occur south of the Limpopo River. However, Protea kilimanjaro is found in the chaparral zone of Mount 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