Genus of shrubs in the family Proteaceae from South Africa
For the genus of pirate spiders, see Mimetus.
Mimetes
Mimetes cucullatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
Clade:
Tracheophytes
Clade:
Angiosperms
Clade:
Eudicots
Order:
Proteales
Family:
Proteaceae
Subfamily:
Proteoideae
Tribe:
Leucadendreae
Subtribe:
Leucadendrinae
Genus:
Mimetes Salisb.
Synonyms
Mimetes sect. Eumimetes
Mimetes, the pagoda, is a genus of evergreen shrubs or small trees 0.5–6 m (1.6–19.7 ft) high, with thirteen species assigned to the family Proteaceae. This genus, as with other proteas, is popular with nectarivorous birds such as the Cape sugarbird and several sunbird species. All species of Mimetes are endemic to the Cape Floristic Region of South Africa.
species of Mimetes are endemic to the Cape Floristic Region of South Africa. The thirteen species currently assigned to the genus Mimetes are evergreen...
long (0.04 in) subtended by four fleshy awl-shaped scales. Mimetes cucullatus and Mimetes fimbriifolius differ from all other pagoda species by the gullet-type...
is the only Mimetes species with these so-called tube-type flower heads. The three-flowered pagoda can be distinguished from other Mimetes species by the...
Mimetes saxatilis or limestone pagoda is an evergreen, upright, rarely branching shrub of 1–2¼ m (3⅓–7¼ ft) high, assigned to the family Proteaceae. The...
Hangklip near Pringle Bay. It was described and named Mimetes arboreus in 1982 by John Patrick Rourke. Mimetes arboreus is an endemic species restricted to the...
eventually hairless. The flowers of Mimetes chrysanthus are sweetly scented. The golden pagoda differs from all other Mimetes species in the large number of...
Mimetes splendidus or splendid pagoda is an evergreen, rather sparsely branching, upright shrub of up to 2½ m (8 ft) high from the family Proteaceae....
and Ptilol, as they spent too much time on Mimete. However, she praised Kira Buckland's voice acting as Mimete, and positively compared her to Mika Kanai...
Mimetes argenteus is an evergreen, upright, hardly branching, large shrub of about 2 m (6½ ft) high in the family Proteaceae. It has elliptic, silvery...
Australia Wikimedia Commons has media related to Archibasis mimetes. Dow, R.A. (2017). "Archibasis mimetes". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017. IUCN: e...
Mimetes stokoei, the mace pagoda, is an evergreen, upright, hardly branching, large shrub of 1–2 m (3–6+1⁄2 ft) high in the family Proteaceae. It has...
Mimetes, creating the name Mimetes hirtus. Mimetes hirtus is variously known as marsh pagoda, tall pagoda, red and yellow bottlebrush, hairy mimetes,...
Mimetes hottentoticus is an evergreen, upright shrub of 1½–3 m (5–10 ft) high from the family Proteaceae. It has silvery, broadly egg-shaped to egg-shaped...
Copelatus mimetes is a species of diving beetle. It is part of the genus Copelatus, which is in the subfamily Copelatinae of the family Dytiscidae. It...
Mimetes palustris or cryptic pagoda is an evergreen shrub, assigned to the family Proteaceae. It has horizontal sprawling shoots as well as upright, unbranched...
ctenotus (Ctenotus mimetes) is a species of skink found in Western Australia. Teale, R.; Ford, S.; Cowan, M.; How, R. (2017). "Ctenotus mimetes". IUCN Red List...
Mimetes capitulatus is an evergreen, upright, rounded shrub of about 2 m (7 ft) high, from the family Proteaceae. It has greyish green, lance- to egg-shaped...
egg-shaped, about 8 mm (0.32 in) long and 5 mm (0.20 in) wide. Mimetes fimbriifolius and Mimetes cucullatus differ from all other pagoda species by the gullet-type...
meridionalis (Bruner, 1906): Republic of Trinidad and Tobago (Trinidad) L. mimetes Rehn, 1930: Brazil (Mato Grosso) L. romani Rehn, 1930: Brazil (Amazonas)...
distributions. Clade 1 (dusky antechinus) A. arktos (black-tailed antechinus) A. mimetes (mainland dusky antechinus) A. minimus (swamp antechinus) A. swainsonii...
not collect the seeds of Mimetes cucullatus or eat the elaiosomes. In areas where these ants have invaded, the numbers of Mimetes seedlings have dropped...
oxidation of galena and arsenopyrite. The name derives from the Greek Μιμητής mimetes, meaning "imitator" and refers to mimetite's resemblance to the mineral...
cases displaced native ants that disperse the seeds of Fynbos plants like Mimetes cucullatus. The Argentine ants don't take the seeds underground and are...
disguise to steal food from true termites. The type species of the genus, A. mimetes, also has an elongated abdomen that is bent over the body with appendages...
individual selfhood. The term meme derives from the Ancient Greek μιμητής (mimētḗs), meaning "imitator, pretender". The similar term mneme was used in 1904...