Leucadendron coriaceum

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Leucadendron coriaceum
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Proteales
Family: Proteaceae
Genus: Leucadendron
Species:
L. coriaceum
Binomial name
Leucadendron coriaceum

Leucadendron coriaceum, the rosette conebush, is a flower-bearing shrub that belongs to the family Proteaceae . [2] [3] It is part of the fynbos vegetation type of South Africa. The plant is native to the Western Cape, South Africa.

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Description

In Afrikaans, it is known as Rosettolbos.

Distribution and habitat

The plant occurs from Napier to Riversdale.

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<i>Leucadendron olens</i> Species of plant

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<i>Leucadendron procerum</i> Species of plant

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Leucadendron meyerianum, the Van Rhynsdorp conebush, is a flower-bearing shrub that belongs to the family Proteaceae. It is part of the fynbos vegetation type of South Africa. The plant is native to the Western Cape and Northern Cape, where it occurs in the Bokkeveld escarpment near Nieuwoudtville. The shrub grows 2.0 m tall and bears flowers in August. Two months after the plant has flowered, the fruit appears and the seeds later fall to the ground where they are spread by rodents. The plant grows in level, sandstone sand at altitudes of 800 m. Small beetles do the pollination.

Leucadendron radiatum, also called the Langeberg conebush, is a flowering shrub that belongs to the family Proteaceae. It is part of the South African Fynbos vegetation type. The plant is endemic to the Western Cape where it occurs on the Langeberg from Grootberg to Kampscheberg.

References

  1. Rebelo, A.G.; Mtshali, H.; von Staden, L. (2020). "Leucadendron coriaceum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2020: e.T113166969A185545660. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T113166969A185545660.en . Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. "Leucadendron coriaceum E.Phillips & Hutch". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved January 3, 2025.
  3. "Leucadendron coriaceum E.Phillips & Hutch". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000. n.d. Retrieved January 3, 2025.