2036.000 Leucospermum R. Br.

Description of the genus

Shrubs or small trees. Leaves alternate, with apical teeth. Inflorescence a capitulum, axillary, solitary or in groups; involucral bracts small and green, not brightly coloured.

Worldwide: 46 species, mainly South African with one extending to Zimbabwe

Mozambique: 1 taxon.

Leucospermum saxosum

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SpeciesFZ divisionsContent
saxosum S. Moore[NrEnd]MSDescription, Image

Other sources of information about Leucospermum:

Our websites:

Flora of Zimbabwe: Leucospermum
Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Leucospermum

External websites:

ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Leucospermum
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Leucospermum
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Leucospermum
Wikipedia: Leucospermum
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Leucospermum
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Leucospermum

Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave 2007-23

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2023). Flora of Mozambique: Genus page: Leucospermum.
https://www.mozambiqueflora.com/speciesdata/genus.php?genus_id=486, retrieved 28 March 2023

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