WP Revolution Theme Demos » 2 simple tags http://test.wprevolution.com A Traveler around the world Wed, 02 Sep 2009 13:23:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 If there is no image in the post http://test.wprevolution.com/2009/06/22/leucospermum/ http://test.wprevolution.com/2009/06/22/leucospermum/#comments Mon, 22 Jun 2009 08:29:09 +0000 admin http://test.wprevolution.com/?p=4 Leucospermum (Pincushion, Pincushion Protea or Leucospermum) is a genus of about 50 species of flowering plants in the family Proteaceae, native to Zimbabwe and South Africa, where they occupy a variety of habitats, including scrub, forest, and mountain slopes.

They are evergreen shrubs (rarely small trees) growing to 0.5-5 m tall. The leaves are spirally arranged, tough and leathery, simple, linear to lanceolate, 2-12 cm long and 0.5-3 cm broad, with a serrated margin or serrated at the leaf apex only. The flowers are produced in dense inflorescences, which have large numbers of prominent styles, which inspires the name.

The genus is closely related in evolution and appearance to the Australian genus Banksia.
Species
Leucospermum album Bond
Leucospermum arenarium – Redelinghuis Pincushion
Leucospermum attenuatum R.Br.
Leucospermum bolusii E.Phillips – Gordon’s Bay Pincushion
Leucospermum calligerum – Arid Pincushion
Leucospermum catherinae Compton – Catherine-wheel Pincushion
Leucospermum conocarpodendron (L.) H.St.John – Tree Pincushion
Leucospermum conocarpum R.Br.
Leucospermum cordatum – Heart-leaf Pincushion
Leucospermum cordifolium (Salisb. ex Knight) Fourc.
Leucospermum cuneiforme (Burm.) Rourke – Wart-stemmed Pincushion
Leucospermum erubescens – Oudtshoorn Pincushion
Leucospermum formosum – Silver-leaf Wheel Pincushion
Leucospermum gerrardii – Soapstone Pincushion
Leucospermum glabrum – Outeniqua Pincushion
Leucospermum gracile – Hermanus Pincushion
Leucospermum grandiflorum R.Br. – Grey-leaf Fountain Pincushion
Leucospermum gueinzii – Kloof Fountain Pincushion
Leucospermum harmatum – Ruitersbos Pincushion

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