PLANTAE / PHANEROGAMAE / ANTHOPHYTA / PROTEALES / PROTEACEAE / PROTEOIDEAE / LEUCADENDREAE / MIMETES / CHRYSANTHUS
An erect, sparsely branched shrub, 1.5-2 m tall with a single main trunk, 40-60 mm in diam., branching at about 200 mm into a few stiffly erect branches; bark grey, smooth. Flowering branches 4-7 mm in diam., minutely and densely puberulous with a white crisped indumentum. Leaves sub-petiolate, petiolar region 3-5 mm long; blade broadly lanceolate to elliptic 30-45 mm long, 10-18 mm wide, minutely puberulous with sparse crisped pubescence, later glabrescent to glabrous; apical callus usually retuse, occasionally bifid. Inflorescence a densely cylindric conflorescence, 60-90 mm long, 55-60 mm wide, topped with a suberect coma of reduced green leaves. Axillary capitula subtended by patent, undifferentiated green leaves; 25-35-flowered, the lowermost capitula usually fewer-flowered than the uppermost. Involucral bracts tightly imbricate; outer series ovate-obtuse, becoming oblong-spathulate 5-10 mm long, 2-3 mm wide, densely lanate proximally, apex rounded, thickened, glabrescent; inner series 6-8 mm long, 1-1.5 mm wide, lanceolate acute, densely sericeous; cartilaginous, enlarging 3-4 times and becoming lignified in the post-pollination phase. Floral bracts linear acute, 8-12 mm long, sericeous, apices crinite. Perianth 24-28 mm long, straight in bud, curving adaxially during anthesis but actinomorphic after anthesis, bright yellow; proximal region 8-10 mm long, segments glabrous, hyaline, free to base but outwardly bowed; cohering and becoming connate in median region forming a densely puberulous tube 6-8 mm long; separating distally, becoming widely splayed and sparsely puberulous; limbs linear, acute, 3-5 mm long, glabrous. Style straight, filiform, 25-35 mm long, glabrous, yellow. Pollen presenter 1-1.2 mm long linear, slightly geniculate at junction with style; stigmatic groove terminal. Ovary oblong-cylindric, scarcely differentiated from style, 2 mm long, puberulous. Hypogynous scales subulate, 1-1.5 mm long. Fruit an ovoid to cylindric achene, 6-8 mm long, 4-5 mm wide, minutely puberulous to glabrescent. Flowering takes place mainly in April and May but probably commences in late March. A few conflorescences apparently continue to open as late as July. When fully open the brilliant yellow conflorescences emit a faint sweet perfume reminiscent of the flowers of Acacia karroo. From: Rourke, JP. 1988. A new species of Mimetes (Proteaceae) from the southern Cape. S. African J. Bot. 54: 636-639. [Copyright held by the South African Association of Botanists (1988); http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/02546299] [CC BY]
Single-stemmed shrub to 2 m. Leaves lanceolate to elliptic, glabrescent; inflorescence leaves similar. Flower heads in terminal spikes, 25-35-flowered, bright yellow, style yellow, pollen presenter needle-like. From: Manning, JC; Goldblatt, P. 2012. Proteaceae. In: J Manning & P Goldblatt (eds), Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 1: The Core Cape flora. Strelitzia 29: 657-681. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria. [CC BY]
Mimetes chrysanthus is unlike any of its congeners on account of its unique perianth morphology in which the four segments are free and outwardly bowed at the base but then become coherent to form a median tube 8-10 mm long, later separating distally. The multi-flowered axillary capitula (25 to 35 flowers per capitulum), also distinguish M. chrysanthus from related taxa. From: Rourke, JP. 1988. A new species of Mimetes (Proteaceae) from the southern Cape. S. African J. Bot. 54: 636-639. [Copyright held by the South African Association of Botanists (1988); http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/02546299] [CC BY]
The majority of populations occur in Dry Mountain Fynbos on moderately steep south-east facing sandstone slopes of the Table Mountain Group at elevations between 800 and 1040 m. From: Rourke, JP. 1988. A new species of Mimetes (Proteaceae) from the southern Cape. S. African J. Bot. 54: 636-639. [Copyright held by the South African Association of Botanists (1988); http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/02546299] [CC BY]
Sandstone slopes. From: Manning, JC; Goldblatt, P. 2012. Proteaceae. In: J Manning & P Goldblatt (eds), Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 1: The Core Cape flora. Strelitzia 29: 657-681. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria. [CC BY]
Mimetes chrysanthus appears to be endemic to the 9500-ha Gamka Mountain Nature Reserve, situated on the southeastern margin of the Little Karoo. From: Rourke, JP. 1988. A new species of Mimetes (Proteaceae) from the southern Cape. S. African J. Bot. 54: 636-639. [Copyright held by the South African Association of Botanists (1988); http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/02546299] [CC BY]
Gamkaberg and Herold: Perdeberg. From: Manning, JC; Goldblatt, P. 2012. Proteaceae. In: J Manning & P Goldblatt (eds), Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 1: The Core Cape flora. Strelitzia 29: 657-681. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria. [CC BY]
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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: S. African J. Bot. 54(6): 636 (1988)
| Common name | Language | Reference/barcode | Published as |
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| Golden Pagoda | English | South African National Biodiversity Institute. 1991. Protea Atlas. | |
| Gouestompie | Afrikaans | South African National Biodiversity Institute. 1991. Protea Atlas. |
Classification
KINGDOM Plantae
SUBKINGDOM Phanerogamae
PHYLUM Anthophyta
ORDER Proteales
FAMILY Proteaceae
SUBFAMILY Proteoideae
TRIBE Leucadendreae
GENUS Mimetes
SPECIES chrysanthus
19 results for Mimetes chrysanthus Rourke
Barcode: PRE0810846-0 Collector(s) & number: Vlok, JHJ, 1911 | 1988-3-31
South Africa, Western Cape, Calitzdorp: Gamka Nature Reserve, along slopes in upper part of catchment of Waterkloof.
General notes: Det: J. Vlok
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: NBG0152944-0 Collector(s) & number: Yates, M, s.n. | 1994-4-
South Africa, Eastern Cape, Storms River village about 100 m south of turn-off from new national road, about 50 m east to road.
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Barcode: NBG0223501-0 Collector(s) & number: Allardice, R, 1736 | 1988-4-13
South Africa, Western Cape, Klein Karoo. Gamka Mountain Nature Reserve. Ridge between Syferwater and Paddavluitjies kloof.
General notes: Local rare.
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Barcode: NBG0144382-1 Collector(s) & number: Rourke, JP, 1907 | 1988-4-19
South Africa, Western Cape, Ladismith Dist.,Gemka Mountain Nature Reserve, head of Tierkloof,W/SW of Bakenskop.
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Barcode: NBG0223499-0 Collector(s) & number: Rourke, JP, 2124 | 1998-4-16
South Africa, Western Cape, Wolwehuisfontein at western end of range. Gamka Mountain Farm.
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Barcode: NBG0144382-2 Collector(s) & number: Rourke, JP, 1907 | 1988-4-19
South Africa, Western Cape, Ladismith Dist.,Gemka Mountain Nature Reserve, head of Tierkloof,W/SW of Bakenskop.
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Barcode: NBG0246814-0 Collector(s) & number: Hitchcock, A, MSBP 3402 | 2007-8-23
South Africa, Western Cape, Original locality-Mountains N at Paarde poort immediately E of turn-off to Oudtshoorn. 33°52'30"S 22°22'30"E. [Grid centroid given - CFR2006].
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Barcode: PRE0784656-0 Collector(s) & number: Rourke, JP, 1907 | 1988-4-19
South Africa, Western Cape, Ladismith Gamka Mountain Nature Reserve head of Tierkloof, W/SW of Bakenskop
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Barcode: PRE0721962-0 Collector(s) & number: Rourke, JP, 1907 | 1988-4-19
South Africa, Western Cape, LADISMITH; GAMKA MOUNTAIN N. R.; HEAD OF TIERKLOOF W/SW OF BAKENSKOP
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
This map contains point-based occurrences at different locations
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SERIES CHAPTER
Proteaceae Manning, JC; Goldblatt, PIn: J Manning & P Goldblatt (eds), Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 1: The Core Cape flora. Strelitzia 29: 657-681
South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria
1988
PERIODICAL/JOURNAL
A new species of Mimetes (Proteaceae) from the southern Cape Rourke, JPSouth African Journal of Botany 54: 636-639
No results found for Mimetes chrysanthus Rourke
Status and criteria
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