Shrub in the family Proteaceae from the Western Cape of South Africa
Leucospermum parile
Conservation status
Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
Clade:
Tracheophytes
Clade:
Angiosperms
Clade:
Eudicots
Order:
Proteales
Family:
Proteaceae
Genus:
Leucospermum
Species:
L. parile
Binomial name
Leucospermum parile
(Thunb.) Rourke
Synonyms[2]
Leucadendrum parile
Leucospermum dregei
Leucospermum parile is a rounded shrub, of up to 1½ m (6 ft) high that is assigned to the family Proteaceae. It has narrow, grey felty leaves of about 2 cm (2 in) long and 7 mm (0.28 in) wide, with rich yellow, globular, well-scented flower heads of about 3 cm (1.2 in) across. It grows in pure white sand in the sandveld of a very small area in the Western Cape province of South Africa. It is called Malmesbury pincushion in English and Malmesburyluisie in Afrikaans. It flowers from July till November.[2][3]
^Rebelo, A.G.; Mtshali, H.; von Staden, L. (2020). "Leucospermum parile". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T113173446A185573745. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T113173446A185573745.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
^ abRourke, John Patrick (1970). Taxonomic Studies on Leucospermum R.Br.(PDF). pp. 170–173.
^"Malmsbury pincushion" (PDF). Protea Atlas project. p. 74.
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