Leucadendron procerum

Leucadendron procerum, the ivory 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 Bokkeveld Carp, Gifberg, Cederberg to the Olifants River Mountains and the northern Sandveld.

Leucadendron procerum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Proteales
Family: Proteaceae
Genus: Leucadendron
Species:
L. procerum
Binomial name
Leucadendron procerum
(Salisb. ex Knight) I.Williams

The shrub grows 3 m tall and flowers in August. 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 and are spread by the wind, the seeds have wings. The plant is unisexual and there are separate plants with male and female flowers, which are pollinated by insects. The plant grows mainly in sandstone sand at altitudes of 300-670 m. The plant's national number is 81.2[2]

In Afrikaans it is known as langbeentjie.

References
  1. Rebelo, A.G., Mtshali, H. & von Staden, L. 2020. Leucadendron procerum. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T113170100A185564760. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T113170100A185564760.en. Downloaded on 22 August 2021.
  2. https://www.treetags.co.za/national-list-of-indigenous-trees/
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