PLANTAE / PHANEROGAMAE / ANTHOPHYTA / PROTEALES / PROTEACEAE / PROTEOIDEAE / LEUCADENDREAE / SOROCEPHALUS / PINIFOLIUS
An erect sparsely branched shrub with a single stout main stem, to 1 m. Branches erect, terete, stout, tomentellous when young, soon glabrous. Leaves acicular terete, long and slender, canaliculate on the upper surface, 40-60 mm long, apex mucronate. Inflorescence terminal, sessile, globose to ovoid, 2 x 5 cm in diam. Involucres 8 flowered, occasionally 7 or 9 flowered. Bracts narrowly lanceolate acuminate, 8-9 mm long, tomentose. Bracteoles narrowly lanceolate acuminate, 7 mm long, sericeous. Perianth 12 mm long. Perianth limbs glabrous, narrowly ovate, 1 mm long. Perianth claws filiform, becoming coiled and twisted on opening, thickly villous. Perianth tube glabrous, 3 mm long, distinctly quadrangular, slightly inflated at the base. Anthers sessile 1 mm long, apical boss poorly differentiated. Style straight, filiform, 10 mm long. Pollen presenter ovoid, with a minute terminal stigmatic papilla. Ovary ellipsoid, 1 mm long, minutely stipitate, puberulous. Hypogynous scales linear, obtuse. Fruits ellipsoid cylindrical, broadly emarginate at the base, minutely stipitate, faintly grooved on one surface, glabrous, becoming wrinkled, 5-6 mm long. Flowering commences in June and continues into October. From: Rourke, JP. 1969. Taxonomic studies on Sorocephalus R.Br. and Spatalla Salisb. J. S. African Bot.: 1-124. [CC BY]
Single-stemmed shrub to 1 m. Leaves needle-like, channelled above, 40-60 mm long. Flower heads in terminal, subglobose clusters, ± 25 mm diam., cream-coloured with glabrous black tips. 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]
This species is readily identified by the very long acicular terete leaves (5 cm), canaliculate on the upper surface, the glabrous perianth limbs and the ovoid pollen presenter. From: Rourke, JP. 1969. Taxonomic studies on Sorocephalus R.Br. and Spatalla Salisb. J. S. African Bot.: 1-124. [CC BY]
Cool south facing slopes. From: Rourke, JP. 1969. Taxonomic studies on Sorocephalus R.Br. and Spatalla Salisb. J. S. African Bot.: 1-124. [CC BY]
S-facing 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]
Mountains around Riversonderend. From: Rourke, JP. 1969. Taxonomic studies on Sorocephalus R.Br. and Spatalla Salisb. J. S. African Bot.: 1-124. [CC BY]
Riviersonderend Mtns: Tygerhoek. 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]
June
600 to 700 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. 7: 23 (1969)
Sorocephalus imberbis R.Br.
Published in: Trans. Linn. Soc. London 10(1): 140 (1810)
Sorocephalus longifolius (Meisn.) E.Phillips
Published in: Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1911(2): 85 (1911)
| Common name | Language | Reference/barcode | Published as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Long-leaf Powderpuff | English | South African National Biodiversity Institute. 1991. Protea Atlas. | |
| Pine-leaf Soranthe | 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 Sorocephalus
SPECIES pinifolius
13 results for Sorocephalus pinifolius (Salisb. ex Knight) Rourke
Barcode: NBG0086859-0 Collector(s) & number: Zeyher, 3718 | --
South Africa, Western Cape, Swellendam Division, banks of the Zondereinde River, near Appels Kraal.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: NBG0110785-0 Collector(s) & number: Paterson-Jones, JC, 2 | 1976-7-30
South Africa, Western Cape, On jeep track up Pilaarkop, about 200 metres before jeep track ends and becomes a foot path.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: SAM0058910-0 Collector(s) & number: Stokoe, TP, s.n. | 1945-10-
South Africa, Western Cape, Caledon Div. River Sonder End Mountains.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0456255-0 Collector(s) & number: Zeyher, CLP, 3718 | --
South Africa, Western Cape, SWELLENDAM DIV.; NEAR APPELS KRAAL; BANKS OF ZONDEREINDE RIVER
General notes: Received June 1960.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: SAM0061913-0 Collector(s) & number: Davis, DK, s.n. | 1949-6-
South Africa, Western Cape, Caledon Div. River Sonder End Mountains.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0362233-0 Collector(s) & number: Davis, DK, SAM 61913 | 1949-6-
South Africa, Western Cape, RIVIERSONDEREND MTS.; IN KLOOF
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: NBG0042560-0 Collector(s) & number: Swart, 38 | 1965-7-8
South Africa, Western Cape, Caledon District. Riviersonderend. Morning Star.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: NBG1481492-0 Collector(s) & number: Helme, NA, 8495 | 2015-4-20
South Africa, Western Cape, 3 km N of Riviersonderend Mountains; east of Olifantsrivier; overlooking pipe bridge.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0994545-0 Collector(s) & number: Esterhuysen, EE, 36709 | 1998-8-10
South Africa, Western Cape, Caledon District. Lower S slope, Pilaarkop.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: NBG0105339-0 Collector(s) & number: Stokoe, TP, 9254 | 1945-10-17
South Africa, Western Cape, Caledon Dist. River Zonder End Mt. Near Lindeshof.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: NBG0276896-0 Collector(s) & number: Esterhuysen, EE, 36709 | 1988-8-10
South Africa, Western Cape, Caledon Dist. Lower S slope, Pilaarkop.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: NBG0214703-0 Collector(s) & number: Turner, RC, 873 | 2003-11-7
South Africa, Western Cape, Riversonderend Mountains, Pilaarskop. SE of spot height 486 m, west side of jeep track. 34°06.000'S, 19°51.115'E.
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Barcode: PRE0362234-0 Collector(s) & number: Zeyher, CLP, 3718 | --
South Africa, Western Cape, SWELLENDAM DIV.; ZONDEREINDE RIVER; NR. APPELS KRAAL.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
This map contains point-based occurrences at different locations
2012
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
1969
PERIODICAL/JOURNAL
Taxonomic studies on Sorocephalus R.Br. and Spatalla Salisb. Rourke, JPJournal of South African Botany: 1-124
No results found for Sorocephalus pinifolius (Salisb. ex Knight) Rourke
Status and criteria
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