Leucadendron dubium

Species of plant

Leucadendron dubium
Conservation status

Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Proteales
Family: Proteaceae
Genus: Leucadendron
Species:
L. dubium
Binomial name
Leucadendron dubium
(H.Buek ex Meisn.) E.Phillips & Hutch.

Leucadendron dubium, the Cederberg 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 in the Cederberg. The plant's habitat is threatened by the rooibos tea industry.[citation needed]

In Afrikaans, it known as vuurslaanbos.

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References

  1. ^ Rebelo, A.G.; Mtshali, H.; von Staden, L. (2020). "Leucadendron dubium". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T113167590A157946650. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T113167590A157946650.en. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
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Sources

  • "Leucadendron dubium (Cederberg conebush)". biodiversityexplorer.info. Retrieved 2022-01-06.
  • "Threatened Species Programme | SANBI Red List of South African Plants". redlist.sanbi.org. Retrieved 2022-01-06.
Taxon identifiers
Leucadendron dubium