Spatalla

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: Spatalla
Species: S. racemosa
Name

Spatalla Salisb.
References

USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Spatalla in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

Spatalla is a genus containing 20 species of flowering plants, commonly known as "spoons", in the family Proteaceae. The genus is endemic to the Cape Floristic Region of South Africa where it is associated with fynbos habitats. The species are all small shrubs. The name is derived from the Greek, meaning “wantonness”, alluding to the plants’ unusually large pollen-presenters.[1][2] Most species are threatened.[3]
Species

Described species are listed below, with their conservation status:[3][4]

Spatalla argentea Rourke – Silver-leaf spoon – EN
Spatalla barbigera Salisb. ex Knight – Fine-leaf spoon – NT
Spatalla caudata (Thunb.) R.Br. – Woolly-hair spoon – EN
Spatalla colorata Meisn. – Shiny spoon – EN
Spatalla confusa (E.Phillips) Rourke – Long-tube spoon – LC
Spatalla curvifolia Salisb. ex Knight – White-stalked spoon – NT
Spatalla ericoides E.Phillips – Erica-leaf spoon – EN
Spatalla incurva (Thunb.) R.Br. – Swan-head spoon – LC
Spatalla longifolia Salisb. ex Knight – Pink-stalked spoon – NT
Spatalla mollis R.Br. – Woolly spoon – Rare
Spatalla nubicola Rourke – Medusa spoon – NT
Spatalla parilis Salisb. ex Knight – Spike spoon – LC
Spatalla prolifera (Thunb.) Salisb. ex Knight – Palmiet spoon – EN
Spatalla propinqua R.Br. – Lax spoon – EN
Spatalla racemosa (L.) Druce – Lax-stalked spoon – NT
Spatalla salsoloides (R.Br.) Rourke – Kink-style spoon – CR
Spatalla setacea (R.Br.) Rourke – Needle-leaf spoon – LC
Spatalla squamata Meisn. – Silky spoon – NT
Spatalla thyrsiflora Salisb. ex Knight – Swan-neck spoon – VU
Spatalla tulbaghensis (E.Phillips) Rourke – Shaggy-hair spoon – EN

References

Festus, Benjamin (2012). "Spatalla mollis". PlantZAfrica. South African National Biodiversity Institute. Retrieved 2013-05-21.
Paterson-Jones, Colin (2007). Protea. Struik. p. 48. ISBN 9781770075245.
"Spatalla". Red List of South African Plants. South African National Biodiversity Institute. Retrieved 2013-05-21.
"Spatalla Salisb. 1807". Protea Atlas Project. South African National Biodiversity Institute. Retrieved 2013-05-21.