Leucadendron platyspermum

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

Leucadendron platyspermum, the plate-seed conebush, is a flower-bearing shrub belonging to the genus Leucadendron. It form part of the fynbos biome. The plant is native to the Western Cape, where it occurs from the Donkerhoekberg near Villiersdorp, Groenlandberg, and Kleinmondberge from Houhoek to the Elimvlakte. [ citation needed ]

The shrub grows 1.7 m (5.6 ft) tall and flowers in December. The plant dies after a fire, but the seeds survive. The seeds are stored in a toll on the female plant and only fall to the ground after the first autumn rain after a fire. The seeds have wings and are spread by the wind. The plant is unisexual, and there are separate plants with male and female flowers, which are pollinated by the wind. The plant grows mainly in sandy and shale soil at altitudes of 0–1,350 m (0–4,429 ft).

In Afrikaans, it is known as Kraaltolbos.

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References

  1. Rebelo, A.G.; Mtshali, H.; Raimondo, D. (2020). "Leucadendron platyspermum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2020: e.T113170020A185548990. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T113170020A185548990.en . Retrieved 23 September 2021.