Leucadendron spissifolium
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|image = Leucadendron spissifolium spissifolium 62719238.jpg
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|status = LC
|status_system = IUCN3.1
|genus = Leucadendron
|species = spissifolium
|authority = (Salisb. ex Knight) I.Williams
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- Euryspermum spissifolium {{small|Knight (1809)}}{{cite web |title=Leucadendron spissifolium (Salisb. ex Knight) I.Williams |url=https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:704952-1 |website=Plants of the World Online |publisher=Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew |access-date=31 January 2025}}
- Leucadendron decorum var. minus Buek.
- Leucadendron virgatum f. gnidioides Gand.
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Leucadendron spissifolium, the spear-leaf conebush, is a species of plant in the family Proteaceae.{{cite web |title=Leucadendron spissifolium (Spear-leaf conebush) |url=http://biodiversityexplorer.info/plants/proteaceae/leucadendron_spissifolium.htm |website=biodiversityexplorer.info |access-date=15 December 2021}} It was first described in 1809 as Euryspermum spissifolium. It was renamed Leucadendron spissifolium in 1967.
Description
Leucadendron spissifolium is endemic to grasslands and shrublands of South Africa. The species is pyrophytic, and requires wildfires to disperse seeds. Flowers are dioecious and pollinated by insects.
Subspecies
There are five subspecies recognized under L. spissifolium.
- Leucadendron spissifolium subsp. spissifolium (Common spear-leaf conebush)
- Leucadendron spissifolium subsp. fragrans (Fragrant spear-leaf conebush)
- Leucadendron spissifolium subsp. natalense (Natal spear-leaf conebush)
- Leucadendron spissifolium subsp. oribinum (Oribi spear-leaf conebush)
- Leucadendron spissifolium subsp. phillipsii (Kareedouwvlakte spear-leaf conebush)
References
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Category:Flora of the Cape Provinces
Category:Flora of KwaZulu-Natal
Category:Endemic flora of South Africa
Category:Plants described in 1809
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