Leucadendron verticillatum
Leucadendron verticillatum, the Klapmuts conebush, is a flower-bearing shrub that belongs to the genus Leucadendron and forms part of the fynbos. The plant is native to the Western Cape where it occurs on the Cape Flats at Hercules Pillar, Muldersvlei and Fisantekraal.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Proteales |
| Family: | Proteaceae |
| Genus: | Leucadendron |
| Species: | L. verticillatum |
| Binomial name | |
| Leucadendron verticillatum (Thunb.) Meisn. | |
The shrub grows 2 m tall and flowers from September to October. The plant dies in a fire but the seeds survive. The seeds are stored in a toll on the female plant and fall to the ground after a fire. The plant is unisexual and there are separate plants with male and female flowers, which are pollinated by insects. The plant grows mainly on level areas, in dry sand over clay soil at altitudes of 130-150 m.
In Afrikaans it is known as Klapmuts-tolbos.
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References
- Raimondo, D., von Staden, L., van der Merwe, J., Koopman, R. & Rebelo, A.G. 2020. Leucadendron verticillatum. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T113170989A185546271. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T113170989A185546271.en. Downloaded on 22 August 2021.
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