Spatalla racemosa

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Spatalla racemosa
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Proteales
Family: Proteaceae
Genus: Spatalla
Species:
S. racemosa
Binomial name
Spatalla racemosa
(L.) Druce
Synonyms [2]
  • Leucadendron racemosum L.
  • Protea laxa Poir.
  • Protea racemosa (L.) L.
  • Spatalla bracteata R.Br.
  • Spatalla cylindrica E.Phillips
  • Spatalla gracilis Knight
  • Spatalla laxa R.Br.
  • Spatalla ramulosa R.Br.

Spatalla racemosa, the lax-stalked spoon, is a flower-bearing shrub that belongs to the genus Spatalla and forms part of the fynbos. [3] The plant is native to the Western Cape of South Africa where it is found in the Kogelberg, Groenland mountains, Babilonstoringberge, Kleinrivier Mountains as well as at Villiersdorp. [4]

The shrub grows only 50 cm tall and flowers from September to March. The plant dies after a fire but the seeds survive. The plant is bisexual and pollination takes place through the action of insects. Two months after the plant has flowered, the ripe seeds fall to the ground where they are spread by ants. The plant grows in a variety of habitats: rocky slopes and level, sandstone soil at elevations of 150–620 m. [5]

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References

  1. Rebelo, A.G.; Mtshali, H.; von Staden, L. (2020). "Spatalla racemosa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . IUCN. 2020: e.T113241243A185545074. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T113241243A185545074.en .
  2. "Spatalla racemosa". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 21 February 2022.
  3. "Threatened Species Programme | SANBI Red List of South African Plants". redlist.sanbi.org. Retrieved 2022-02-21.
  4. "Uni Spoons". www.proteaatlas.org.za. Retrieved 2022-02-21.
  5. "Spatalla racemosa (L.) Druce 1753" (PDF). THE PROTEA ATLAS. 25 January 2008.