Leucadendron thymifolium
Leucadendron thymifolium, the Malmesbury 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 Malmesbury Plain from Dassenberg to Klipheuwel. The shrub grows 2.0 m tall and bears flowers from August to September.
| Leucadendron thymifolium | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Proteales |
| Family: | Proteaceae |
| Genus: | Leucadendron |
| Species: | L. thymifolium |
| Binomial name | |
| Leucadendron thymifolium (Salisb. ex Knight) I.Williams | |
Fire destroys the plant but the seeds survive. The seeds are stored in a toll on the female plant and fall to the ground, two months after the plant has flowered. The plant is unisexual and there are male and female plants. The fertilization is done by insects. The plant grows mainly in sand or gravel over clay at heights of 100 m.
In Afrikaans it is known as Katsterttolbos.
References
- Rebelo, A.G., Raimondo, D., von Staden, L. & van der Merwe, J. 2020. Leucadendron thymifolium. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T113170898A185571396. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T113170898A185571396.en. Downloaded on 08 September 2021.
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