Leucadendron salicifolium

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Ordo: Proteales

Familia: Proteaceae
Subfamilia: Proteoideae
Tribus: Leucadendreae
Subtribus: Leucadendrinae
Genus: Leucadendron
Species: Leucadendron salicifolium
Name

Leucadendron salicifolium (Salisb.) I.Williams
References

Journal of South African Botany. Kirstenbosch 33:142. 1967
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Leucadendron salicifolium in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

Leucadendron salicifolium, the common stream conebush, is a flower-bearing shrub belonging to the genus Leucadendron and forms part of the fynbos. The plant is native to the Western Cape where it occurs from Porterville to Kogelberg and Langeberg.[2]

Description

The shrub grows 3 m (9.8 ft) tall and flowers from July to September. The plant dies after a fire but the seeds survive. The seeds are stored in a toll on the female plant and only fall to the ground after a fire and are possibly spread by the wind. The plant is unisexual and there are separate plants with male and female flowers, which are pollinated by the wind.
Distribution and habitat

The plant grows mainly in rivers and seepage water at altitudes of 0–1,000 m (0–3,281 ft).[3] In English, it is known as the common stream conebush.[4] The tree's national number is 82.1.[5]
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References

Rebelo, A.G., Mtshali, H. & von Staden, L. 2020. Leucadendron salicifolium. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T113170566A157953573. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T113170566A157953573.en. Downloaded on 08 September 2021.
"Threatened Species Programme | SANBI Red List of South African Plants". redlist.sanbi.org. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
"Delta-seed Conebushes". www.proteaatlas.org.za. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
"Leucadendron salicifolium (Common stream conebush)". biodiversityexplorer.info. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
"National List of Indigenous Trees Occurring in South Africa".