Leucadendron dubium H.Buek ex Meisn. is a plant in the Proteaceae family, order Proteales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Leucadendron dubium H.Buek ex Meisn.

Leucadendron dubium H.Buek ex Meisn.

Leucadendron dubium, the Cederberg conebush, is a native Western Cape fynbos shrub threatened by the rooibos tea industry.

Family
Genus
Leucadendron
Order
Proteales
Class
Magnoliopsida

About Leucadendron dubium H.Buek ex Meisn.

Leucadendron dubium, commonly called the Cederberg conebush, is a flowering shrub in the genus Leucadendron. It is a component of the fynbos vegetation type, and is native to the Cederberg region of the Western Cape. This plant's habitat is currently threatened by the rooibos tea industry. In Afrikaans, the species is called vuurslaanbos. Its accepted scientific name is Leucadendron dubium H.Buek ex Meisn.

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Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Proteales Proteaceae Leucadendron

More from Proteaceae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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