PLANTAE / PHANEROGAMAE / ANTHOPHYTA / PROTEALES / PROTEACEAE / PROTEOIDEAE / LEUCADENDREAE / MIMETES / CAPITULATUS
An erect rounded shrub to 2 m, with a single main stem; crown compact, densely branched; with age developing several erect, usually unbranched straggling shoots. Branches 5-8 mm in diam., villous initially, later glabrous. Leaves ascending imbricate, lanceolate to broadly lanceolate to ovate, 20-35 mm long, 8-20 mm wide, sharply acute, entire, with a single thickened apical callus; hispidly villous initially, later glabrescent. Inflorescence cylindric, 60-100 mm long, 60-80 mm wide, terminated by an erect shoot of foliage leaves, not differentiated into a distinct coma. Capitula 10 to 13, usually 11-flowered; subtended by a broadly ovate foliage leaf occasionally tinged carmine during anthesis, 25-40 mm long, 15-20 mm wide, very densely hispid, margins hispidly ciliate. Outer involucral bracts very narrowly lanceolate to linear, 15-25 mm long, 3-6 mm wide, erect and ascending, greenish-white, carmine-flushed, tomentose; inner bracts lanceolate to broadly lanceolate, sharply acute, 15-40 mm long, 8-14 mm wide, orange-red, hyaline and glabrous proximally, softly puberulous distally. Floral bracts narrowly lanceolate-acute, 30-35 mm long, 5-10 mm wide, orange-red,' glabrous proximally, puberulous and ciliate distally. Perianth 30-40 mm long, tube glabrous proximally, slightly inflated, 5-7 mm long; claws filiform, sericeous, limbs linear-acute, densely sericeous. Anthers 4 mm long, sessile. Style 45-55 mm long elongating at anthesis and becoming strongly arcuate, straightening later. Pollen presenter 5-7 mm long, annulately swollen at junction with style, narrowing and becoming capitate to conic-acute at apex; stigmatic groove terminal. Ovary ovoid, 2 mm long, sericeous. Hypogynous scales linear-obtuse, fleshy, 2 mm long. Fruits cylindric, 5-6 mm long, 2-3 mm wide, minutely puberulous. Mimetes capitulatus flowers from late winter until early summer, opening towards the middle of June and continuing until December. August, however, is the peak of the flowering season. The fruits mature during summer and can be gathered from November until February, depending on local conditions. From: Rourke, JP. 1984. A revision of the genus Mimetes Salisb. (Proteaceae). J. S. African Bot. 50(2): 171-236. [CC BY]
Rounded, single-stemmed shrub to 2 m. Leaves ovate to lanceolate, clasping stem, sometimes spreading, shaggy; inflorescence leaves similar. Flower heads in terminal spikes, white, involucral bracts orange-red, style red with yellow tip, pollen presenter club-shaped. 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]
Among Mimetes having prominent yellow to red involucral bracts and entire leaves, Mimetes capitulatus is distinguished by its unique pollen presenter which is capitate to conic-acute at the apex, then cylindric and becoming annulately swollen at its junction with the style. From: Rourke, JP. 1984. A revision of the genus Mimetes Salisb. (Proteaceae). J. S. African Bot. 50(2): 171-236. [CC BY]
Mimetes capitulatus, like its near relatives M. hirtus and M. palustris, requires permanently moist, even swampy growing conditions. It is moreover, a montane species confined to Table Mountain Sandstone peaks that are either immediately or nearly adjacent to the sea, at elevations varying from 600 to 1200 m. Whether situated at the uppermost or lowermost levels of this altitudinal range, most populations are found immediately below a summit or summit ridge on cool, south east-facing slopes. It is at these particular sites that clouds, driven in by summer south easters, condense to precipitate their moisture loads during otherwise rainless periods. Deep, peaty sponges develop here with water slowly percolating through the intensely acid humus-rich substratum. These distinctive seeps are marked by a prominent swamp flora with other moisture-loving species like Berzelia ecklonii, Brunia alopecuroides, Chondropetalum mucronatum and Klattia partita, often occurring in dense association. From: Rourke, JP. 1984. A revision of the genus Mimetes Salisb. (Proteaceae). J. S. African Bot. 50(2): 171-236. [CC BY]
Marshy 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]
This rare species has a rather fragmented distribution range in the coastal mountains of the south western Cape. Most populations are scattered on the higher mountains surrounding the drainage basin of the Palmiet River; notably on Kogelberg and adjacent peaks, on Paardeberg near Kleinmond, and along Groenlandberg above Grabouw. Outlying populations have also been recorded from the Klein River Mountains at Hermanus but th^re have been no confirmed sightings there in recent years. From: Rourke, JP. 1984. A revision of the genus Mimetes Salisb. (Proteaceae). J. S. African Bot. 50(2): 171-236. [CC BY]
Kogelberg, Groenland and Kleinrivier Mtns. 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 1200 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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NAM
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LES
WC
EC
NC
FS
GA
KZN
LP
MP
NW
Absent
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Endemic
Naturalised
Invasive
Names and Sources
Published in: Trans. Linn. Soc. London 10(1): 106 (1810)
| Common name | Language | Reference/barcode | Published as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conical Pagoda | English | South African National Biodiversity Institute. 1991. Protea Atlas. | |
| Ice-cream Cone Pagoda | English | South African National Biodiversity Institute. 1991. Protea Atlas. | |
| Scraggly Conical Pagoda | English | South African National Biodiversity Institute. 1991. Protea Atlas. | |
| Skraalstompie | 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 capitulatus
47 results for Mimetes capitulatus R.Br.
Year
Barcode: NBG0223493-0 Collector(s) & number: Vogts, MM, 73 | 1963-3-14
South Africa, Western Cape, Caledon Dist. Paardeberg. Kogelberg.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0604588-0 Collector(s) & number: Rourke, JP, 1485 | 1975-8-7
South Africa, Western Cape, CALEDON; GROENLAND BERG RANGE; MOUNT LEBANON. SLOPES BELOW SUMMIT
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: NBG0056373-0 Collector(s) & number: Jackson, P, s.n. | 1961-11-12
South Africa, Western Cape, Caledon Dist. Kogelberg summit.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: NBG0223495-0 Collector(s) & number: Le Roux, HH, STEU NO 11467 | 1931-9-
South Africa, Western Cape, Kleinmond.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0366837-0 Collector(s) & number: Stokoe, TP, PRE 52345 | --
South Africa, Western Cape, HOTTENTOTS HOLLAND M
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0366843-0 Collector(s) & number: Stokoe, TP, 1457 | 1921-8-30
South Africa, Western Cape, HOTTENTOTS HOLLAND M; STELLENBOSCH DIV.; NR. HANGKLIP
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: NBG0104610-0 Collector(s) & number: McPherson, s.n. | 1955-8-14
South Africa, Western Cape, Caledon Dist. Paardeberg Mountain.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: NBG0124264-0 Collector(s) & number: Williams, I, 3299 | 1982-9-16
South Africa, Western Cape, Caledon Division. Klein River mountains, Diepgat?
General notes: Picked for the Caledon Wild Flower Show by Mr. Hauman. Only two plants remaining.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: GHPG$0003175-0 Collector(s) & number: Hull, E, 289 | 2006-9-12
South Africa, Western Cape, Kogelberg Reserve at the Perdeberg Peak.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: NBG0223476-0 Collector(s) & number: Viviers, M, 662 | 1982-10-29
South Africa, Western Cape, Mount Lebanon. Lebanon Forest Sation: Jakkalsrivier.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: NBG0223484-0 Collector(s) & number: Rycroft, HB, 1450 | 1952-11-29
South Africa, Western Cape, Caledon Dist. Kogelberg Forest Reserve.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: NBG0087488-0 Collector(s) & number: Rourke, JP, 1103 | 1968-9-11
South Africa, Western Cape, Caledon Dist. S.E. slopes of Groenlandberge, in Kloof below Mount Lebanon.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: SAM0060919-0 Collector(s) & number: Linley, J, s.n. | 1950-9-
South Africa, Western Cape, Caledon Div. Elgin Dist. Bankrot - Kloof.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: NBG0223487-0 Collector(s) & number: Kruger, FJ, KR 90 | 1966-6-
South Africa, Western Cape, Grabouw Dist. Lebanon.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: NBG0104608-0 Collector(s) & number: Rycroft, HB, 1450 | 1952-1-29
South Africa, Western Cape, Caledon Dist. Kogelberg Forest Reserve. Upper slopes of Spinnekopnes.
General notes: 3 plants found. Rare.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: SAM0044592-0 Collector(s) & number: Stokoe, TP, s.n. | 1922--
South Africa, Western Cape, Klein River Mountains.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0366841-0 Collector(s) & number: Zeyher, CLP, 3690 | --
South Africa, Western Cape, STELLENBOSCH DIV.; HOTTENTOTS HOLLAND M
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: SAM0025264-0 Collector(s) & number: Stokoe, TP, s.n. | 1922-10-
South Africa, Western Cape, Caledon Div. Palmiet River. Paardeberg Mountains.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: NBG0105620-0 Collector(s) & number: Unknown, s.n. | 1937-9-10
South Africa, Western Cape, Caledon Dist. Nieuwberg Plantation, top of Viljoens Pass.
General notes: Collected by District Forest Officer.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: NBG0085934-0 Collector(s) & number: Rourke, JP, 26 | 1964-12-14
South Africa, Western Cape, Caledon Dist. Paardeberg. Above mouth of Palmiet River.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: NBG0223490-0 Collector(s) & number: Oliver, EGH, 3008 | 1969-10-31
South Africa, Western Cape, Caledon Dist. Mount Lebanon. Elgin area.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: NBG0122218-2 Collector(s) & number: Rourke, JP, 1485 | 1975-8-7
South Africa, Western Cape, Groenland Berg Range. Mount Lebanon. SE slopes below summit.
General notes: Locally frequent. Drawn by Thalia Lincoln.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0366844-0 Collector(s) & number: Steer, E, 1197 | 1913-11-
South Africa, Western Cape, CALEDON DIST.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: NBG0014567-0 Collector(s) & number: Martin, BE, 1037 | 1954-9-26
South Africa, Western Cape, Caledon Dist. Lebanon Forest Reserve. Houw Hoek.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: NBG0122218-1 Collector(s) & number: Rourke, JP, 1485 | 1975-8-7
South Africa, Western Cape, Groenland Berg Range. Mount Lebanon. SE slopes below summit.
General notes: Locally frequent. Drawn by Thalia Lincoln.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: NBG0123806-0 Collector(s) & number: Unknown, s.n. | 1984-11-24
South Africa, Western Cape, Near Rockview dam road on edge of plantation.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0509968-0 Collector(s) & number: Unknown, PRE 62489 | --
South Africa, Western Cape, Southern Cape.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0795703-0 Collector(s) & number: Viviers, M, 662 | 1982-10-29
South Africa, Western Cape, Lebanon Forest Station; Mt. Lebanon; Jakkalsrivier.
General notes: Det: A. Fellingham
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: SAM0056266-0 Collector(s) & number: Stokoe, TP, s.n. | 1944-11-
South Africa, Western Cape, Caledon Div. Kogelberg.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: SAM0043689-0 Collector(s) & number: Zeyher, CLP, s.n. | -8-
South Africa, Western Cape, Klein Rivier.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0366839-0 Collector(s) & number: Stokoe, TP, 871 | 1924-8-
South Africa, Western Cape, KOGELBERG; LANDWARD SIDE OF MT.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: NBG0223496-0 Collector(s) & number: Boucher, C, 1156 | 1970-2-25
South Africa, Western Cape, Kogelberg Forest Reserve. Summit of Paardeberg overlooking Fairy Glen.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0456236-0 Collector(s) & number: Stokoe, TP, PRE 56489 | 1921-9-
South Africa, Western Cape, HOTTENTOTS HOLLAND M
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0366838-0 Collector(s) & number: Marloth, HWR, 11575 | 1922-10-
South Africa, Western Cape, CALEDON DIST.; PALMIET RIVER MTS
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0366840-0 Collector(s) & number: Marloth, HWR, 5638 | 1913-10-
South Africa, Western Cape, BOT RIVER
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0366842-0 Collector(s) & number: Stokoe, TP, 441 | 1922-6-24
South Africa, Western Cape, CALEDON DIST.; HANGKLIP; DAMP SLOPES NR. HANGKLIP
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0795459-0 Collector(s) & number: Kruger, FJ, KR 91 | 1966-6-
South Africa, Western Cape, Grabouw District; Lebanon. Spongy area on mountain slopes; Catchment IIc.
General notes: Det: E. Oliver
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
1984
PERIODICAL/JOURNAL
A revision of the genus Mimetes Salisb. (Proteaceae) Rourke, JPJournal of South African Botany 50(2)171-236
1922
PERIODICAL/JOURNAL
Mimetes capitulata R.Br. Phillips, EP; Lansdell, KAFlowering Plants of South Africa 2: , t.58
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