Leucadendron laxum

Leucadendron laxum
Conservation status
	; Endangered (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Proteales
Family:	Proteaceae
Genus:	Leucadendron
Species:	L. laxum
Binomial name
	Leucadendron laxum; I.Williams

Leucadendron laxum, the Bredasdorp conebush, is a flower-bearing shrub belonging to the genus Leucadendron and forms part of the fynbos. The plant is native to the Western Cape, South Africa, where it occurs from Hermanus to Agulhas.

Description

The shrub grows 1.75 m (5.7 ft) tall and bears flowers from September to October. Fire destroys the plant but the seeds survive. The seeds are stored in a toll on the female plant and will be released during March the following year. The plant is unisexual and there are male and female plants. The plants are pollinated by the action of insects.

In Afrikaans, it is known as Vleirosie.

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References

^ Rebelo, A.G., Mtshali, H. & von Staden, L. 2020. Leucadendron laxum. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T113168925A185555517. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T113168925A185555517.en. Downloaded on 12 September 2021.

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[1] Rebelo, A.G., Mtshali, H. & von Staden, L. 2020. Leucadendron laxum. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T113168925A185555517. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T113168925A185555517.en. Downloaded on 12 September 2021.

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