PLANTAE / PHANEROGAMAE / ANTHOPHYTA / PROTEALES / PROTEACEAE / PROTEOIDEAE / LEUCADENDREAE / LEUCOSPERMUM / FULGENS
An erect, rounded shrub to 3.0 m in height, up to 4.0 m in diam.; with a single stout main stem up to 0.0 cm in diam.; bark smooth, grey. Flowering stems fairly stout, rigid, 5.0-7.0 mm in diam., covered with a sparse indumentum of fine crisped hairs; soon becoming glabrous. Leaves oblanceolate to oblong, 6.0-9.0 cm long, 1.5-2.0 cm broad with 2-4 teeth, usually 3, at the apex; glabrous, coriaceous. Inflorescences sessile to subsessile, peduncle up to 10 cm long; globose to ovoid, 6.0-8.0 cm in diam., usually single but occasionally in groups of 2. Involucral receptacle conic acute, 2.0-4.0 cm long, 1.5 cm broad. Involucral bracts tightly adpressed imbricate, ovate, acute, 0.0 mm long, 7.0-8.0 mm wide, densely tomentose, cartilaginous, cinereous. Bracteoles ovate cuspidate, 6.0 mm long, 4.0 mm broad, very densely lanate. Perianth 3.5-4.0 cm long, pink to orange becoming brilliant crimson with age. Perianth tube 8.0-0.0 mm long, narrow and glabrous proximally, inflated and puberulous distally, becoming constricted at the junction with the perianth claws. Perianth claws villous, the margins beset with long, straight, spreading trichomes; becoming strongly coiled subterminally at anthesis. Perianth limbs lanceolate acute, 5.0 mm long, villous. Anthers sessile, elliptic, 4.5-5.0 mm long, apical boss rounded, yellow. Style 4.6-5.3 cm long, almost straight to slightly adaxially arcuate. Pollen presenter narrowly conic acute, 4.0 mm long, stigmatic groove terminal. Hypogynous scales 2.0 mm long, subulate. From: Rourke, JP. 1972. Taxonomic studies on Leucospermum R.Br. J. S. African Bot.: 1-194. [CC BY]
Like L. praecox but leaves oblong to oblanceolate, with 2-4 apical teeth, flower heads 60-80 mm diam., pink fading orange-red, style 46-53 mm long. 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]
L. fulgens is distinguished by the oblanceolate to oblong glabrous leaves usually with 3 teeth at the apex, the villous perianth, the style, 4.6-5.3 cm long, the conic involucral receptacle and the inflated perianth tube. From: Rourke, JP. 1972. Taxonomic studies on Leucospermum R.Br. J. S. African Bot.: 1-194. [CC BY]
Ecologically, L. fulgens is a very specialised species. The only population known occurs exclusively on partially stabilized sandy hillocks which have accumulated in the trough formed between the Potteberg range (Table Mountain Sandstone) and the ridge of limestone hills (Alexandria beds), which run parallel to the coast. These hillocks, at an elevation of 152 m, form a narrow zone and are composed of deep white sand, Tertiary to recent in origin. Despite the fact that this belt is only a few hundred yards wide, no colonization of the adjacent limestone or rocky Table Mountain Sandstone slopes by L. fulgens, has been observed. This leads one to conclude that the ecological amplitude of this species is restricted. Apart from tall, tufted Restionaceae and species of Passerina and Metalasia, L. fulgens constitutes the major component of the vegetation cover. The very dense but local stands cover several acres. A winter rainfall of 15-20' p.a. is experienced. The bright pink to deep orange inflores-scences are produced from August to November, becoming brilliant crimson with age and persisting until January. From: Rourke, JP. 1972. Taxonomic studies on Leucospermum R.Br. J. S. African Bot.: 1-194. [CC BY]
Coastal sands. 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]
A single population of L. fulgens is known. This is situated in the Bredasdorp district, on the south side of the Potteberg on the farm Cupido's Kraal, more or less midway between Potteberg farm and Eland's Pad farm. From: Rourke, JP. 1972. Taxonomic studies on Leucospermum R.Br. J. S. African Bot.: 1-194. [CC BY]
Potberg to Cape Infanta. 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]
August
120 to 150 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: J. S. African Bot. Suppl. 8: 51 (1972)
| Common name | Language | Reference/barcode | Published as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Potberg Pincushion | 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 Leucospermum
SPECIES fulgens
25 results for Leucospermum fulgens Rourke
Barcode: NBG0246811-0 Collector(s) & number: Cowell, C, MSBP3631 | 2008-1-29
South Africa, Western Cape, Bredasdorp. De Hoop Reserve, road to Lekkerwater in E sector. 34°25'37.5"S 20°38'22.458"E.
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Barcode: NBG0086407-1 Collector(s) & number: Rourke, JP, 948 | 1967-10-15
South Africa, Western Cape, Bredasdorp Dist., Between Hamerkop Hill and Elands Pad, Potteberg.
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Barcode: PRE0361281-2 Collector(s) & number: Rourke, JP, 948 | 1967-10-15
South Africa, Western Cape, POTTEBERG; BETWEEN HAMERKOP HILL AND ELANDS PAD
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Barcode: PRE0361281-1 Collector(s) & number: Rourke, JP, 948 | 1967-10-15
South Africa, Western Cape, POTTEBERG; BETWEEN HAMERKOP HILL AND ELANDS PAD
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Barcode: NBG0158609-0 Collector(s) & number: Paterson-Jones, JC, 583 | 1995-9-1
South Africa, Western Cape, About 2 km east of Cupidoskraal before the turn-off to Lekkerwater.
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Barcode: NBG0085075-2 Collector(s) & number: Rourke, JP, 603 | 1966-9-24
South Africa, Western Cape, Bredasdorp Dist. 2 miles south east of Potteberg farm.
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Barcode: NBG0099374-0 Collector(s) & number: Powrie, E, 259 | 1973-9-8
South Africa, Western Cape, Lekkerwater Farm, between Potteberg and the sea.
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Barcode: NBG0086407-3 Collector(s) & number: Rourke, JP, 948 | 1967-10-15
South Africa, Western Cape, Bredasdorp Dist., Between Hamerkop Hill and Elands Pad, Potteberg.
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Barcode: NBG0237590-0 Collector(s) & number: Burgers, 1139 | 1978-9-8
South Africa, Western Cape, Potberg. Cupidoskraal, valley between Potberg.
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Barcode: NBG0104313-0 Collector(s) & number: Rycroft, HB, 1748 | 1954-11-13
South Africa, Western Cape, Bredasdorp Dist. Between Potteberg and Cape Infanta.
General notes: Locally abundant.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: NBG0085075-1 Collector(s) & number: Rourke, JP, 603 | 1966-9-24
South Africa, Western Cape, Bredasdorp Dist. 2 miles south east of Potteberg farm.
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Barcode: NBG0086407-4 Collector(s) & number: Rourke, JP, 948 | 1967-10-15
South Africa, Western Cape, Bredasdorp Dist., Between Hamerkop Hill and Elands Pad, Potteberg.
General notes: Locally frequent.
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Barcode: NBG0086407-2 Collector(s) & number: Rourke, JP, 948 | 1967-10-15
South Africa, Western Cape, Bredasdorp Dist., Between Hamerkop Hill and Elands Pad, Potteberg.
General notes: Locally frequent.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0361280-0 Collector(s) & number: Rourke, JP, 276 | 1965-12-3
South Africa, Western Cape, POTTEBERG; CUPIDO'S KRAAL; SLOPES OF POTTEBERG
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Barcode: NBG0237585-0 Collector(s) & number: Rourke, JP, 276 | 1965-12-3
South Africa, Western Cape, Cupido's Kraal, south slopes of Potteberg.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0549130-0 Collector(s) & number: Matthews, GC, 244 | 1978-8-16
South Africa, Western Cape, STELLENBOSCH DIST.; DEVON VALLEY; PROTEA HEIGHTS CUT FL. FARM
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: NBG0084641-0 Collector(s) & number: Rourke, JP, 276 | 1965-12-3
South Africa, Western Cape, Bredasdorp Dist. Cupido's Kraal, south slopes of Potteberg.
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
1972
PERIODICAL/JOURNAL
Taxonomic studies on Leucospermum R.Br. Rourke, JPJournal of South African Botany: 1-194
No results found for Leucospermum fulgens Rourke
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