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Needle-leaf Conebush

Leucadendron teretifolium (Andrews) I.Williams
Needle-leaf Conebush
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Leucadendron teretifolium (Andrews) I.Williams, known as Needle-leaf Conebush, is a shrub in the Proteaceae family. It is native to the Western Cape region of South Africa and is part of the fynbos vegetation.

Description

Leucadendron teretifolium is a flowering shrub within the genus Leucadendron of the Proteaceae family. It is indigenous to the Western Cape in South Africa, where it grows as part of the fynbos biome. The plant was first described in 1967 and is known by the common name Needle-leaf Conebush in English. Its distribution is primarily within the Cape Provinces.

Other common names

Needle-leaf Conebush

Distribution

Global · Cape Provinces

Synonyms

Protea teretifoliaChasme teretifoliaLeucadendron abietinum

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