Leucadendron chamelaea
Leucadendron chamelaea, the Witsenberg 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 from the Koue Bokkeveld to the Franschhoek Valley. The shrub grows 2.3 m tall and bears flowers in September. Two months after the plant has flowered, the fruit appears and the seeds later fall to the ground. The plant grows in sandstone sand at heights of 100 to 1000.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Proteales |
| Family: | Proteaceae |
| Genus: | Leucadendron |
| Species: | L. chamelaea |
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| Leucadendron chamelaea (Lam.) I.Williams | |
Fire destroys the plant but the seeds survive. The plant is unisexual, there are male and female plants. Insects do the pollination and agriculture threatens the survival of the plant.
In Afrikaans it is known as the witsenbergtolbos.
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References
- Rebelo, A.G., Mtshali, H., Raimondo, D., Koopman, R. & Helme, N.A. 2020. Leucadendron chamelaea. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T113166688A185551048. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T113166688A185551048.en. Downloaded on 11 August 2021.
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