''Leucadendron brunioides'', the foetid conebush, is a species of plant in the family
Proteaceae.
It was first described in 1856 by
Carl Meissner
Carl Daniel Friedrich Meissner (1 November 1800 – 2 May 1874) was a Swiss botanist.
Biography
Born in Bern, Switzerland on 1 November 1800, he was christened Meisner but later changed the spelling of his name to Meissner. For most of his 40 ...
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Description
''Leucadendron brunioides'' is endemic to sandy flats and shrublands of South Africa
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the Southern Africa, southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the Atlantic Ocean, South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the ...
. The species survives wildfires. Flowers are dioecious and pollinated by insects.[
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Varieties
There are two varieties recognized under ''L. brunioides''.[
* ''Leucadendron brunioides'' var. ''brunioides''
* ''Leucadendron brunioides'' var. ''flumenlupinum''
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References
brunioides
Taxa named by Carl Meissner
Plants described in 1856
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