Leucadendron dubium

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Leucadendron dubium
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Proteales
Family: Proteaceae
Genus: Leucadendron
Species:
L. dubium
Binomial name
Leucadendron dubium
(H.Buek ex Meisn.) E.Phillips & Hutch.

Leucadendron dubium, the Cederberg conebush, is a flower-bearing shrub that belongs to the genus Leucadendron and forms part of the fynbos. The plant is native to the Western Cape in the Cederberg. The plant's habitat is threatened by the rooibos tea industry.[ citation needed ]

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In Afrikaans, it known as vuurslaanbos.

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References

  1. Rebelo, A.G., Mtshali, H. & von Staden, L. 2020. Leucadendron dubium. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T113167590A157946650. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T113167590A157946650.en. Downloaded on 17 August 2021.

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