Leucadendron olens
Leucadendron olens, the yellow 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 in the Doring River Valley of the Outeniqua Mountains. The upright shrub grows 1.2 m tall and flowers in June.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Proteales |
| Family: | Proteaceae |
| Genus: | Leucadendron |
| Species: | L. olens |
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| Leucadendron olens I.Williams | |
Fire destroys the plant but the seeds survive. The seeds are stored in a toll on the female plant, and when ripe, released and carried by ants to their nests. The plant is unisexual and there are separate plants with male and female flowers, which are pollinated by insects. The plant grows mainly in dry sandstone, on northern slopes of 590-800 m.
In Afrikaans it is known as the Geeltolbos.
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References
- Rebelo, A.G., Mtshali, H. & von Staden, L. 2020. Leucadendron olens. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T113169851A185587157. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T113169851A185587157.en. Downloaded on 19 August 2021.
- http://redlist.sanbi.org/species.php?species=794-92
- http://biodiversityexplorer.info/plants/proteaceae/leucadendron_olens.htm
- https://www.proteaatlas.org.za/conebu10.htm
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