Leucospermum catherinae Compton

An erect shrub to 3.0 m in height, becoming spreading with age; with a single main stem at base. Flowering stems erect, 5.0-8.0 mm in diam., puberulous. Leaves oblanceolate-elliptic, 9.0-3.5 cm long, 1.0-2.5 cm wide, attenuate to petiolate at base, apex deeply and obtusely 3 or 4 toothed; glabrous; loosely ascending imbricate. Inflorescences depressed globose on opening, flattening to discoid later, 5.0 cm in diam.; pedunculate, peduncle 1.0 cm long; usually solitary. Involucral receptacle narrowly conic acute, 3.5 cm long, 1.0 cm wide. Involucral bracts ovate acute 1.0-1.5 cm long, 0.5-0.8 cm wide, closely adpressed imbricate, membranaceous, margins ciliate. Bracteoles lanceolate acuminate, 1.8 cm long, 0.5 cm wide, densely lanate proximally, membranaceous and puberulous distally on the outer surface. Perianth 4.0-5.0 cm long, pale orange when fresh. Perianth tube 6.0-7.0 mm long, ventricose adaxially, keeled and puberulous distally, glabrous proximally. Perianth claws filiform, becoming tightly coiled on opening; outer surface pilose; the three adaxial claws thickened and fleshy at base. Perianth limbs very narrowly lanceolate acute, 6.0 mm long, 1.5 mm wide, outer surface thickly sericeous. Style 7.0-8.0 cm long, tapering subterminally; elongating rapidly on opening and arching abaxially, the upper third being bent clockwise at right angles to the proximal two thirds; orange at anthesis, becoming coppery bronze with age. Pollen presenter 6.0 mm long, narrowly cylindric acute, stigmatic groove terminal; magenta when fresh. Hypogynous scales 3.0 mm long, subulate, hyaline. Flowering takes place from September to December.