''Leucadendron strobilinum'', commonly called the peninsula conebush, is a plant species in the genus ''
Leucadendron''—forming part of the family
Proteaceae
The Proteaceae form a family of flowering plants predominantly distributed in the Southern Hemisphere. The family comprises 83 genera with about 1,660 known species. Together with the Platanaceae and Nelumbonaceae, they make up the order Pro ...
. Confined to the
Cape Peninsula of
South Africa, it reaches a height of up to growing in southern, damp rocky slopes at an elevation of 500 to 1100m.
Its conservation status is
Near Threatened—a result of inappropriate fire management, fire-break clearing and alien plant invasions.
Appearance
A large, single-stemmed shrub reaching a height of up to 2.6m.
[ It branches near the base and has dark-green elliptical leaves.
]
Ecology
As with all leucadendron, the peninsula conebush is dioecious
Dioecy (; ; adj. dioecious , ) is a characteristic of a species, meaning that it has distinct individual organisms (unisexual) that produce male or female gametes, either directly (in animals) or indirectly (in seed plants). Dioecious reproductio ...
. Flowering takes place between September and October, with flowers described as yeast scented.[ Seeds are stored on the (female) plant, an adaptation known as serotiny, to be released upon a fire occurring; the seeds are winged allowing for wind dispersal.]
References
External links
World Flora Online detailed plant description
strobilinum
Endemic flora of the Cape Provinces
Fynbos
Vulnerable flora of Africa
Conservation dependent plants
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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