Leucadendron spissifolium subsp. phillipsii

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|status = NT

|status_system = IUCN3.1

|status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=Rebelo, A.G. |author2=Mtshali, H. |author3=von Staden, L. |year=2020 |title=Leucadendron spissifolium subsp. phillipsii |volume=2020 |page=e.T185424694A185579320 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T185424694A185579320.en |access-date=9 September 2021}}

|genus = Leucadendron

|species = spissifolium

|subspecies = phillipsii

|authority = (Hutch.) I.Williams

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Leucadendron spissifolium subsp. phillipsii, the Kareedouwvlakte spear-leaf conebush, is a flower-bearing shrub belonging to the genus Leucadendron and forms part of the fynbos. The plant is native to the Eastern Cape and Western Cape, South Africa.{{cite web |title=Threatened Species Programme {{!}} SANBI Red List of South African Plants |url=http://redlist.sanbi.org/species.php?species=794-135 |website=redlist.sanbi.org |access-date=15 December 2021}}

Description

The shrub sprouts again after a fire. The seeds are stored in a toll on the female plant, first fall to the ground after a fire and are spread by the wind. The plant is unisexual and there are separate plants with male and female flowers, which are pollinated by insects. It can be distinguished from other subspecies by its ovate involucral bracts.{{cite web |title=Sleutel vir dir Leucadendron Genus |url=https://www.proteaatlas.org.za/sle_ld.htm |website=www.proteaatlas.org.za |access-date=15 December 2021}}

Distribution and habitat

The plant occurs in the Tsitsikamma Mountains, Elandsberg, and Vanstadensberg. It grows mainly in moist, southern slopes at altitudes of {{Convert|30|-|500|m|abbr=on}}.

Gallery

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References

spissifolium subsp. phillipsii