Spatalla prolifera Knight

Species

Angiosperms > Proteales > Proteaceae > Spatalla

Characteristics

outer surface almost glabrous apart from a few scattered hairs, margins long ciliate. Anticous three bracteoles fused in their lower third, posticous bracteole free. Perianth 8-9 mm long, strongly curved in bud, deep carmine when fresh. Perianth segments unequal, posticous claw erect, longer and broader than the three anticous claws. Posticous limb galeate, broader and more densely woolly than the anticous limbs. Perianth limbs elliptic, 1 mm long, densely woolly. Perianth claws villous, becoming twisted on opening. Perianth tube glabrous, 1 mm long. Anthers broadly ovate, apical boss rounded, black. Style filiform, arising obliquely from the ovary, curved forwards at the apex. Pollen presenter, an obliquely obovate cochleariform disc. Ovary ovoid, 1 mm long, minutely puberulus. Hypogynous scales subulate linear, 1 mm long, yellow when fresh. Fruits cylindric ovoid, 4 mm long, slightly emarginate and broadly pedicellate at base. Flowers are produced from September to December.
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Sparsely branched shrub to 1.5 m. Leaves needle-like. Flower heads in subglobose spikes, silvery pink, style inflexed, ± 7 mm long, pollen presenter discoid.
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Distribution

Spatalla prolifera world distribution map, present in South Africa

Conservation status

Spatalla prolifera threat status: Endangered

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:706740-1
WFO ID wfo-0001106706
COL ID 4YFG5
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Synonyms

Protea prolifera Spatalla prolifera