''Leucadendron platyspermum'', the plate-seed conebush, is a flower-bearing shrub belonging to the genus ''Leucadendron''. It form part of the

fynbos Fynbos (; meaning fine plants) is a small belt of natural shrubland or heathland vegetation located in the Western Cape and Eastern Cape provinces of South Africa. This area is predominantly coastal and mountainous, with a Mediterranean clim ...

biome. The plant is native to the Western Cape where it occurs from the Donkerhoekberg near Villiersdorp, Groenlandberg and Kleinmondberge from Houhoek to the Elimvlakte. The shrub grows 1.7 m tall and flowers in December. The plant dies after a fire but the seeds survive. The seeds are stored in a toll on the female plant and only fall to the ground after the first autumn rain after a fire. The seeds have wings and are spread by the wind. The plant is unisexual and there are separate plants with male and female flowers, which are pollinated by the wind. The plant grows mainly in sandy and shale soil at altitudes of 0 – 1 350 m. In Afrikaans it is known as ''Kraaltolbos''.

References

External links

Threatened Species Programme , SANBI Red List of South African Plants

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