PLANTAE / PHANEROGAMAE / ANTHOPHYTA / PROTEALES / PROTEACEAE / PROTEOIDEAE / LEUCADENDREAE / SPATALLA / SALSOLOIDES
A semi-erect, much branched shrub to 1 m with spreading prostrate stems bearing ascending branchlets; forming mats 1 m in diam. Leaves acicular terete, incurved, mucronate, very sparsely pilose when young, soon glabrous, 15-30 mm long. Inflorescence single, terminal, sessile, globose to ovoid, 2 cm long 1 cm in diam., a densely congested raceme. Bracts lanceolate to broadly lanceolate, acute, thinly sericeous, 5 mm long 1-1.5 mm wide. Involucres sessile, one-flowered. Bracteoles lanceolate acute, naviculiform, 5-6 mm long, 1 mm wide, sparsely sericeous to glabrous, margins ciliate. The three anticous bracteoles fused in their lower third, slightly incurved. Posticous bracteole free. Perianth 8-9 mm long, curved forward in the limb region in bud; silvery carmine in fresh state. Perianth segments equal, becoming twisted and coiled on opening. Perianth limbs lanceolate, 1.5 mm long, densely sericeous. Perianth claws narrow, becoming twisted and coiled on opening, villous on outer surface and inner margin. Perianth tube 2 mm long, cylindric to slightly quadrangular, glabrous. Style 9 mm, curved forwards at the apex. Pollen presenter cylindric-ellipsoid, geniculate at junction of style and pollen presenter. Ovary ovoid 1 mm long, tomentose. Hypogynous scales subulate linear, hyaline, 1 mm long. Fruits ovoid 4 mm long, 2 mm broad, pubescent, somewhat laterally compressed with a distinct apical beak, wrinkled, broadly pedicellate at the base. Flowering takes place between the end of October and early December. From: Rourke, JP. 1969. Taxonomic studies on Sorocephalus R.Br. and Spatalla Salisb. J. S. African Bot.: 1-124. [CC BY]
Like S. nubicola but plants sprawling, leaves incurved and style inflexed. 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 the species of Spatalla with sessile one-flowered involucres, S. salsoloides may be distinguished by the cylindric to ellipsoid pollen presenter, geniculate at its junction with the style. Jt is most closely related to S. setacea from which it is distinguishable in the field by its sprawling divaricate habit of growth. From: Rourke, JP. 1969. Taxonomic studies on Sorocephalus R.Br. and Spatalla Salisb. J. S. African Bot.: 1-124. [CC BY]
This montane species has only been recorded between 5,000 and 1829 m, and is restricted to a region of high winter rainfall (70-100' p.a.). The plants form dense tangled mats on the rocky south eastern slopes of Goudini Sneeuwkop and Du Toits peak, these being the only two populations known. From: Rourke, JP. 1969. Taxonomic studies on Sorocephalus R.Br. and Spatalla Salisb. J. S. African Bot.: 1-124. [CC BY]
Upper 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]
Goudini Sneeuwkop and Du Toits peak. From: Rourke, JP. 1969. Taxonomic studies on Sorocephalus R.Br. and Spatalla Salisb. J. S. African Bot.: 1-124. [CC BY]
Du Toitskloof 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]
October
1500 to 1800 m
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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: J. S. African Bot. Suppl. 7: 79 (1969)
Sorocephalus salsoloides R.Br.
Published in: Trans. Linn. Soc. London 10(1): 140 (1810)
| Common name | Language | Reference/barcode | Published as |
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| Kink-style Spoon | 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 Spatalla
SPECIES salsoloides
13 results for Spatalla salsoloides (R.Br.) Rourke
Barcode: NBG0085488-1 Collector(s) & number: Esterhuysen, EE, 31666 | 1966-12-17
South Africa, Western Cape, Worcester Dist. Du Toits Peak, about 2 hours from summit towards Goudini Sneeuwkop.
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Barcode: NBG0227473-0 Collector(s) & number: Helme, NA, 5754 | 2008-11-8
South Africa, Western Cape, Du Toitsberge, Deception Peak area. 33°46'53.2" S; 19°12'12.4" E.
General notes: About 15 plants. To 1 m wide.
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Barcode: NBG0085488-2 Collector(s) & number: Esterhuysen, EE, 31666 | 1966-12-17
South Africa, Western Cape, Worcester Dist. Du Toits Peak, about 2 hours from summit towards Goudini Sneeuwkop.
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Barcode: NBG1547652-0 Collector(s) & number: Esterhuysen, E., 31667 | 1966-12-17
South Africa, Western Cape, Worcester. Goudini, Sneeuwkop.
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Barcode: NBG0088456-0 Collector(s) & number: Esterhuysen, EE, 32124 | 1969-11-2
South Africa, Western Cape, Caledon Dist. Louwshoek Peak.
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Barcode: NBG0158897-0 Collector(s) & number: Oliver, EGH, 11019 | 1997-12-30
South Africa, Western Cape, Villiersdorp area. Stettynsberg, Beacon 68.
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Barcode: NBG0085486-1 Collector(s) & number: Esterhuysen, EE, 31667 | 1966-12-17
South Africa, Western Cape, Worcester Dist. Goudini. Sneeuwkop.
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Barcode: PRE0370292-0 Collector(s) & number: Esterhuysen, EE, 32124 | 1969-3-2
South Africa, Western Cape, CALEDON DIST.; LOUWSHOEK; SLOPES NR. THE SUMMIT.
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Barcode: NBG0225115-0 Collector(s) & number: Turner, RC, 1332 | 2005-5-21
South Africa, Western Cape, Stettynsberge. Kroonlandpiek summit, south-facing rocklege immediately below trig beacon 144.
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Barcode: NBG0085486-2 Collector(s) & number: Esterhuysen, EE, 31667 | 1966-12-17
South Africa, Western Cape, Worcester Dist. Goudini. Sneeuwkop.
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Barcode: PRE0456824-0 Collector(s) & number: Esterhuysen, EE, 31666 | 1966-12-17
South Africa, Western Cape, WORCESTER DIV.; DU TOITS PEAK; ABOUT 2 HOURS FROM SUMMIT TOWARDS GOUDINI SNEEUKOP
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Barcode: PRE0370291-0 Collector(s) & number: Esterhuysen, EE, 31667 | 1966-12-17
South Africa, Western Cape, WORCESTER DIV.; GOUDINI; SNEEUWKOP.
General notes: Local, not in association with Spatallopsis confusa Phillips.
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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 Spatalla salsoloides (R.Br.) Rourke
Status and criteria
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