Leucadendron conicum

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Leucadendron conicum
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Proteales
Family: Proteaceae
Genus: Leucadendron
Species:
L. conicum
Binomial name
Leucadendron conicum
(Lam.) I.Williams
Synonyms [2]
  • Leucadendron ramosissimumH.Buek ex Meisn.
  • Protea conicaLam.
  • Protea ramosissimaKuntze

Leucadendron conicum, [3] [4] the garden route conebush, is a flower-bearing shrub that belongs to the genus Leucadendron and is part of the fynbos form. [5] The plant is native to the Western Cape and the Eastern Cape, where it occurs in the Langeberg, Outeniqua Mountains, Tsitsikamma Mountains, Elandsberg and Garden Route plain.The shrub grows to be 6 m and bears flowers from October to November. [6]

In Afrikaans it is known as vaaltolbos. The tree is number 78.1 on the National List of Indigenous Trees in South Africa. [7]

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<i>Paranomus bracteolaris</i> Species of plant

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<i>Leucadendron nervosum</i> Species of flowering plant

Leucadendron nervosum, the silky-ruff conebush, is a flower-bearing shrub that belongs to the family Proteaceae. It is part of the South Africa fynbos vegetation type. The plant is native to the Western Cape, where it occurs on the Jonaskop in the Riviersonderend Mountains and Grootberg in the Langeberg. The shrub grows 1.5 m tall and flowers in September.

References

  1. Rebelo, A.G.; Mtshali, H.; von Staden, L. (2020). "Leucadendron conicum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2020: e.T113166841A185565240. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T113166841A185565240.en . Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  2. "Leucadendron conicum (Lam.) I.Williams". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 31 January 2025.
  3. "Leucadendron conicum (Lam.) I.Williams". www.gbif.org. GBIF . Retrieved 2021-12-06.
  4. "Leucadendron conicum". www.mindat.org. Mindat.org . Retrieved 2021-12-06.
  5. "Threatened Species Programme | SANBI Red List of South African Plants". redlist.sanbi.org. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
  6. "Delta-seed Conebushes". www.proteaatlas.org.za. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
  7. "National List of Indigenous Trees in South Africa".

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