Leucadendron spissifolium

Leucadendron spissifolium
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Proteales
Family:	Proteaceae
Genus:	Leucadendron
Species:	L. spissifolium
Binomial name
	Leucadendron spissifolium; (Salisb. ex Knight) I.Williams
Synonyms
	Leucadendron decorum var. minus Buek.; Leucadendron virgatum f. gnidioides Gand.;

Leucadendron spissifolium, the spear-leaf conebush, is a species of plant in the family Proteaceae.^[3] It was first described in 1967.^[2]

Description[]

Leucadendron spissifolium is endemic to grasslands and shrublands of South Africa. The species is pyrophytic, and requires wildfires to disperse seeds. Flowers are dioecious and pollinated by insects.^[1]

Subspecies[]

There are five subspecies recognized under L. spissifolium.^[2]

Leucadendron spissifolium subsp. spissifolium (Common spear-leaf conebush)
Leucadendron spissifolium subsp. fragrans (Fragrant spear-leaf conebush)
Leucadendron spissifolium subsp. natalense (Natal spear-leaf conebush)
Leucadendron spissifolium subsp. oribinum (Oribi spear-leaf conebush)
Leucadendron spissifolium subsp. phillipsii (Kareedouwvlakte spear-leaf conebush)

References[]

^ ^a ^b "Spear-leaf Conebush". IUCN. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Leucadendron spissifolium (Salisb. ex Knight) I.Williams". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
^ "Leucadendron spissifolium (Spear-leaf conebush)". biodiversityexplorer.info. Retrieved 15 December 2021.

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[iucn-1] "Spear-leaf Conebush". IUCN. Retrieved 15 December 2021.

[gbif-2] "Leucadendron spissifolium (Salisb. ex Knight) I.Williams". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 15 December 2021.

[3] "Leucadendron spissifolium (Spear-leaf conebush)". biodiversityexplorer.info. Retrieved 15 December 2021.

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Leucadendron spissifolium

Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)^[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Proteales
Family:	Proteaceae
Genus:	Leucadendron
Species:	L. spissifolium
Binomial name
*Leucadendron spissifolium* (Salisb. ex Knight) I.Williams
Synonyms^[2]
Leucadendron decorum var. minus Buek. Leucadendron virgatum f. gnidioides Gand.