| Paranomus dregei | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Proteales |
| Family: | Proteaceae |
| Genus: | Paranomus |
| Species: | P. dregei |
| Binomial name | |
| Paranomus dregei (H.Buek ex Meisn.) Kuntze | |
| Synonyms [2] | |
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Paranomus dregei, the scented sceptre, is a flowering shrub belonging to the genus Paranomus . The plant is native to the Western Cape, South Africa.
The shrub grows to 1.7 m (5.6 ft) tall and flowers mainly from May to October. [3] Fire destroys the plant but the seeds survive. The plant is bisexual and pollinated by insects. [3] The fruit ripens two months after flowering and the seeds fall to the ground where they are spread by ants. [3]
In Afrikaans, it is known as Parfuumsepter. [4]
The plant occurs from the Witteberg to the Swartberg, Anysberg, Touwsberg and Rooiberg, Kouga Mountains and Outeniqua Mountains. [4] It grows in sandstone sand at altitudes of 900–1,400 m (3,000–4,600 ft). [3]
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