Leucadendron pubibracteolatum
| Leucadendron pubibracteolatum | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Proteales |
| Family: | Proteaceae |
| Genus: | Leucadendron |
| Species: | L. pubibracteolatum
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| Binomial name | |
| Leucadendron pubibracteolatum I.Williams
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Leucadendron pubibracteolatum, the purple-leaf conebush,[citation needed] is a flower-bearing shrub belonging to the genus Leucadendron and forms part of the fynbos. The plant is native to the Western Cape and Eastern Cape.
In Afrikaans, it is known as persblaartolbos.[citation needed]
Description
[edit]The shrub grows 1.3 m (4.3 ft) tall and flowers from July to August. The plant dies after a fire but the seeds survive. The seeds are stored in a toll on the female plant and fall out of the toll onto the soil after two months where they are spread by rodents. The plant is unisexual and there are separate plants with male and female flowers, which are pollinated by small beetles.[citation needed]
Distribution and habitat
[edit]Leucadendron pubibracteolatum occurs in the Outeniqua Mountains, Kouga Mountains, and Baviaankloof Mountains from George to Joubertina, Scholtzberg, Swartberg, and the Kammanassie Mountains. The plant grows mainly in rocky, sandy soil at 300–1,000 m (980–3,280 ft).[citation needed]
References
[edit]- ^ Rebelo, A.G., Mtshali, H. & von Staden, L. 2020. Leucadendron pubibracteolatum. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T113170222A185536403. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T113170222A185536403.en. Downloaded on 19 September 2021.
External links
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Media related to Leucadendron pubibracteolatum at Wikimedia Commons- "Threatened Species Programme | SANBI Red List of South African Plants".
- "Sun Conebushes".
- "Leucadendron pubibracteolatum (Purple-leaf conebush)".
