PLANTAE / PHANEROGAMAE / ANTHOPHYTA / PROTEALES / PROTEACEAE / PROTEOIDEAE / LEUCADENDREAE / LEUCADENDRON / COMOSUM / HOMAEOPHYLLUM
Branches whorled, slender, erect, glabrous, knotty with leaf scars, cuticle thin. Branchlets not hidden by the leaves. Leaves 2.4-3.3 cm long, 1 mm diam., glabrous, incurved-erect, terete with a shallow groove on the adaxial surface, apex mucronate. Involucral leaves similar, not crowded. Male in florescence 9 mm long, 10 mm diam., solitary, terminal, globose. Basal bracts 3-3.7 mm long, 1-1.3 mm broad, few in number, lanceolate, acute, glabrous, short-ciliate below. Floral bract 2.5 mm long, 0.8 mm broad, narrowly deltoid, acute, densely pubescent except at the apex. Floral bud 4.8 mm long, apex clavate, glabrous, surrounded below by a tuft of hairs. Perianth tube 2 mm long, glabrous. Claw 1.5 mm long, glabrous. Limb 1.5 mm long, linear, hooked, glabrous. Anther 1.3 mm long. Pollen triangular in polar view with sides 34-37 µ, polar depth 19 µ. Stigma abortive 1.3 mm long, clavate, entire. Style 3 mm long, glabrous, narrower above. Hypogynous scales 1 mm long. Female inflorescence not seen. From: Williams, IJM. 1972. A revision of the genus Leucadendron (Proteaceae). Contr. Bolus Herb. 3: 1-425. [All rights reserved]
L. comosum subsp.homaeophyllum differs from the typical subspecies in having all the leaves, even the uppermost, terete, never broadened, and in having the floral bract in the male flower densely pubescent not glabrous. From: Williams, IJM. 1972. A revision of the genus Leucadendron (Proteaceae). Contr. Bolus Herb. 3: 1-425. [All rights reserved]
Drège states that this species is to be found in 'somewhat damp places, 1500-2000' and in 'somewhat damp stony places, 2000-3000'. From: Williams, IJM. 1972. A revision of the genus Leucadendron (Proteaceae). Contr. Bolus Herb. 3: 1-425. [All rights reserved]
'Malbrokskloof' near Dutoitskloof. From: Williams, IJM. 1972. A revision of the genus Leucadendron (Proteaceae). Contr. Bolus Herb. 3: 1-425. [All rights reserved]
450 to 920 m
This map contains point-based occurrences at different locations
Occurrence in the Flora of Southern Africa (FSA) countries and South African provinces. Residence status indicates if a taxon is indigenous, endemic, naturalised or invasive in a specific region. This data is based on specimen records and literature
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Names and Sources
Published in: Contr. Bolus Herb. 3: 376 (1972)
Leucadendron aemulum R.Br. var. homaeophyllum Meisn.
| Common name | Language | Reference/barcode | Published as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pine-leaf Chasme | English | South African National Biodiversity Institute. 1991. Protea Atlas. | |
| Villiersdorp Ridge-cone Conebush | English | South African National Biodiversity Institute. 1991. Protea Atlas. |
Classification
KINGDOM Plantae
SUBKINGDOM Phanerogamae
PHYLUM Anthophyta
ORDER Proteales
FAMILY Proteaceae
SUBFAMILY Proteoideae
TRIBE Leucadendreae
GENUS Leucadendron
SPECIES comosum
SUBSPECIES homaeophyllum
10 results for Leucadendron comosum (Thunb.) R.Br. subsp. homaeophyllum (Meisn.) I.Williams
Barcode: NBG0122949-1 Collector(s) & number: de Wet, L, 2 | 1980-12-17
South Africa, Western Cape, Caledon Div. Viliersdorp. 3 km as the crow fliest west of Blokkop.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0608357-0 Collector(s) & number: van der Kooij, F, 1302 | 1981-1-19
South Africa, Western Cape, WORCESTER; AGTER BOKKOP, MOUNTAINS BEHIND VILLIERSDORP
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: NBG0251076-2 Collector(s) & number: Van der Kooy, F, s.n. | 1980--
South Africa, Western Cape, Villiersdorp. 'Blokkop' near "Highnoon".
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: NBG0251077-0 Collector(s) & number: Van der Kooy, F, 1270 | 1979-11-15
South Africa, Western Cape, Mountains above Villiersdorp, upper mountain, slope west of Blokkop.
General notes: This plant was first found about 2yrs ago by Mr. Petrus Roux of Elandsrivier who realized that it was Leucadendron comosum.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0603100-0 Collector(s) & number: de Wet, L, 2 | 1980-12-17
South Africa, Western Cape, CALEDON DIVISION.; VILLIERSDORP.; 3 KM AS THE CROW FLIES WEST OF BLOKKOP.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: NBG0124956-2 Collector(s) & number: Paterson-Jones, JC, 6 | 1983-2-9
South Africa, Western Cape, Villiersdorp. Kaaimansgat. On slope of ridge on south side of Aasvoelkop.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: NBG0122949-2 Collector(s) & number: de Wet, L, 2 | 1980-12-17
South Africa, Western Cape, Caledon Div. Viliersdorp. 3 km as the crow fliest west of Blokkop.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: NBG0124956-1 Collector(s) & number: Paterson-Jones, JC, 6 | 1983-2-9
South Africa, Western Cape, Villiersdorp. Kaaimansgat. On slope of ridge on south side of Aasvoelkop.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: NBG0251076-1 Collector(s) & number: Van der Kooy, F, s.n. | 1980--
South Africa, Western Cape, Villiersdorp. 'Blokkop' near "Highnoon".
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
This map contains point-based occurrences at different locations
1972
PERIODICAL/JOURNAL
A revision of the genus Leucadendron (Proteaceae) Williams, IJMContributions from the Bolus Herbarium 3: 1-425
No results found for Leucadendron comosum (Thunb.) R.Br. subsp. homaeophyllum (Meisn.) I.Williams
Status and criteria
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