Leucadendron teretifolium

Leucadendron teretifolium, the needle-leaf 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 on the Elimvlakte, Kleinrivierberge, Riviersonderendberge, Potberg, Bonteberg, Witteberg, Waboomsberg and Langeberg. The shrub grows 1.0 m tall and bears flowers from August to September.

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

Fire destroys the plant but the seeds survive. The seeds are stored in a toll on the female plant and are released after a fire and are possibly spread by the wind. The plant is unisexual and there are male and female plants. The fertilization is done by the wind. The plant grows mainly in Bokkeveld and Witteberg type soils at heights of 0–1350 m.

In Afrikaans it is known as waterbossie.

References
  1. Rebelo, A.G., Mtshali, H. & von Staden, L. 2020. Leucadendron teretifolium. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T113170881A185579109. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T113170881A185579109.en. Downloaded on 08 September 2021.
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