Species Leucadendron spissifolium
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Range:
Location unknown
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Etymology of Leucadendron:
Gk. leukos = white; dendron = tree; referring to commonly called ‘witteboom’ or ‘silver tree’.
Etymology of spissifolium:
From the Latin ‘spissi’ / ‘spissus’ meaning ‘thick or dense’; and the Latin ‘folium’ / ‘folium’ meaning ‘leaf’.
Scientific name:
Leucadendron spissifolium (Salisb. ex Knight) I. Williams
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Unknown
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Protologue:
J. S. Afr. Bot., 33: 142 (1967)
Synonym status:
Year published:
1967
Resprouting dioecious shrub to 1.3 m. Leaves linear-oblanceolate, 25--63 mm long (male), 27--80 mm long (female), involucral leaves larger, ivory or pale green. Male flower heads c. 18 mm diam., female 13--15 mm diam., lemon-scented. Aug.--Oct. Sandstone slopes, NW, SW, LB, SE (Gifberg to KwaZulu-Natal).
Observations of Taxon
Leucadendron spissifolium
Name of observer:
David Gwynne-Evans (David)
Date observed:
29/10/2020 - 12:51pm
Collection:
Leucadendron spissifolium
Name of observer:
David Gwynne-Evans (David)
Date observed:
29/10/2020 - 12:55pm
Collection:
Leucadendron spissifolium
Name of observer:
David Gwynne-Evans (David)
Date observed:
29/10/2020 - 1:01pm
Collection:
Leucadendron spissifolium
Name of observer:
David Gwynne-Evans (David)
Date observed:
29/10/2020 - 1:05pm
Collection:
Leucadendron spissifolium
Name of observer:
David Gwynne-Evans (David)
Date observed:
29/10/2020 - 1:09pm
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