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Spatalla
Spatalla parilis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Proteales
Family: Proteaceae
Subfamily: Proteoideae
Tribe: Leucadendreae
Subtribe: Leucadendrinae
Genus: Spatalla
Salisb., 1807
Synonyms
  • Spatallopsis Phillips, 1910

Spatalla is a genus containing 20 species of flowering plants, commonly known as "spoons", in the family Proteaceae. The genus is endemic to the Cape Floristic Region of South Africa where it is associated with fynbos habitats. The species are all small shrubs. The name is derived from the Greek, meaning “wantonness”, alluding to the plants’ unusually large pollen-presenters.[1][2] Most species are threatened.[3]

Species

Described species are listed below, with their conservation status:[3][4]

References

  1. ^ Festus, Benjamin (2012). "Spatalla mollis". PlantZAfrica. South African National Biodiversity Institute. Retrieved 2013-05-21.
  2. ^ Paterson-Jones, Colin (2007). Protea. Struik. p. 48. ISBN 9781770075245.
  3. ^ a b "Spatalla". Red List of South African Plants. South African National Biodiversity Institute. Retrieved 2013-05-21.
  4. ^ "Spatalla Salisb. 1807". Protea Atlas Project. South African National Biodiversity Institute. Retrieved 2013-05-21.

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