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

Photo of Leucadendron dubium H.Buek ex Meisn. (Leucadendron dubium H.Buek ex Meisn.)
Plantae

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.

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Family
Genus
Leucadendron
Order
Proteales
Class
Magnoliopsida

About Leucadendron dubium H.Buek ex Meisn.

Common Name and Genus

Leucadendron dubium, commonly called the Cederberg conebush, is a flowering shrub in the genus Leucadendron.

Vegetation Type and Native Range

It is a component of the fynbos vegetation type, and is native to the Cederberg region of the Western Cape.

Habitat Threat

This plant's habitat is currently threatened by the rooibos tea industry.

Afrikaans Common Name

In Afrikaans, the species is called vuurslaanbos.

Accepted Scientific Name

Its accepted scientific name is Leucadendron dubium H.Buek ex Meisn.

Photo: (c) Tony Rebelo, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), uploaded by Tony Rebelo · cc-by-sa

Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Proteales Proteaceae Leucadendron

More from Proteaceae

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

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