Leucadendron procerum

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Leucadendron procerum
Conservation status
Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Proteales
Family:	Proteaceae
Genus:	Leucadendron
Species:	L. procerum
Binomial name
Leucadendron procerum (Salisb. ex Knight) I.Williams

Leucadendron procerum, the ivory conebush, is a flower-bearing shrub that belongs to the genus Leucadendron and forms part of the fynbos. The plant is native to the Western Cape, South Africa.

Description[]

The shrub grows 3 m (9.8 ft) tall and flowers in August. The plant dies in a fire but the seeds survive. The seeds are stored in a toll on the female plant and fall to the ground after a fire and are spread by the wind, the seeds have wings. The plant is unisexual and there are separate plants with male and female flowers, which are pollinated by insects. The plant's national number is 81.2.^[2]

In Afrikaans, it is known as langbeentjie.

Distribution and habitat[]

The plant occurs on the , , Cederberg, to the and the northern Sandveld. It grows mainly in sandstone sand at altitudes of 300–670 m (980–2,200 ft).

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References[]

• Threatened Species Programme | SANBI Red List of South African Plants
• Leucadendron procerum (Ivory conebush)
• Ivory Conebush