bio.wikisort.org - Plant

Paranomus roodebergensis, also known as the honey-scented sceptre, is a flower-bearing shrub that belongs to the genus Paranomus and forms part of the fynbos. The plant is native to the Western Cape, South Africa.

Paranomus roodebergensis
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1).[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Proteales
Family:	Proteaceae
Genus:	Paranomus
Species:	P. roodebergensis
Binomial name
Paranomus roodebergensis (Compton) Levyns
Synonyms[2]
Nivenia roodebergensis Compton

Description

The shrub grows up to 2.5 m (8 ft 2 in) in height and flowers from August to October. Fire destroys the plant but the seeds survive. The plant is bisexual and pollinated by insects. The fruit ripens, two months after flowering, and the seeds fall to the ground where they are spread by ants.

In Afrikaans, it is known as heuningreuksepter. The tree's national number is 72.6.[3]

Distribution and habitat

The plant occurs in the Rooiberg, Huis River Pass, and Touwsberg. It grows in sandstone sand at altitudes of 600–1,300 m (2,000–4,300 ft).

Gallery

• 
• 
• 

References

External links

• "Threatened Species Programme | SANBI Red List of South African Plants". redlist.sanbi.org. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
• "Paranomus roodebergensis (Honey-scented sceptre)". biodiversityexplorer.info. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
• "Elongate Sceptres". proteaatlas.org.za. Retrieved 6 January 2022.

Media related to Paranomus roodebergensis at Wikimedia Commons

---