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Scientific Name | Leucadendron daphnoides (Thunb.) Meisn. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | PROTEACEAE |
Synonyms | Leucadendron venosum R.Br. |
Common Names | Du Toit's Kloof Conebush (e) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Endangered A2c |
Assessment Date | 2005/11/15 |
Assessor(s) | A.G. Rebelo, H. Mtshali & L. von Staden |
Justification | A population reduction of >50% is estimated based on 63% habitat loss, mainly to forestry plantations, in the past 60 years (generation length 20 years). Decline due to alien pine invasion, habitat loss to protea and buchu cultivation and inappropriate fire management is continuing. In 1996 and 1999 large scale drought mortality (up to half the plants in some subpopulations) was observed. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Du Toit's Kloof to Villiersdorp. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Elgin Shale Fynbos, Cape Winelands Shale Fynbos, Boland Granite Fynbos, Western Coastal Shale Band Vegetation, Swartland Alluvium Fynbos |
Description | Granite slopes, 250-1000 m. Mature individuals are killed by fires, and only seeds survive. Seeds are relased after ripening, and collected by rodents and stored in underground caches, where they are protected from fires. It is dioecious, with insect-pollinated male and female flowers occuring on separate plants. |
Threats |
| Invasive Alien Species (direct effects), Habitat loss, Habitat degradation, Natural disasters |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Leucadendron daphnoides (Thunb.) Meisn. | EN A2c | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Leucadendron daphnoides (Thunb.) Meisn. | Vulnerable | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | |
Bibliography |
Goldblatt, P. and Manning, J.C. 2000. Cape Plants: A conspectus of the Cape Flora of South Africa. Strelitzia 9. National Botanical Institute, Cape Town.
Hilton-Taylor, C. 1996. Red data list of southern African plants. Strelitzia 4. South African National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
Raimondo, D., von Staden, L., Foden, W., Victor, J.E., Helme, N.A., Turner, R.C., Kamundi, D.A. and Manyama, P.A. 2009. Red List of South African Plants. Strelitzia 25. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria.
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Citation |
| Rebelo, A.G., Mtshali, H. & von Staden, L. 2005. Leucadendron daphnoides (Thunb.) Meisn. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version 2020.1. Accessed on 2022/01/23 |
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