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Errata: Key to Species of Proteaceae in the Eastern Cape
There are four (13%), not three, endemic Proteaceae species in the eastern
Cape: the fourth being Leucadendron orientale. If you intend using the key,
please add an asterix beside this species. Thus Leucadendron has two endemic
species in the region: a soil-stored, nut-fruited species and a canopy-stored,
wing-fruited species.
William Bond has pointed out that Ion Williams only encountered two-year old plants of L. loeriense during his research. Although Ion (1972) states this in his species description, he uses the low stature as a diagnostic feature of the species. This feature was used in the key and is thus useless. William also warns that atlassers will probably have problems in distinguishing L. loeriense and L. uliginosum uliginosum Outeniqua Trigosperm conebush (with hairy leaves). However, only the hairless subspecies L. uliginosum glabratum Tsitsikama Trigosperm conebush occurs east of 24o00'S. To the west this subspecies may be confused with L. rourkei Uniondale Trigosperm conebush. It is uncertain as to whether these species are really "good" species. However, we shall be treating them as valid species for the atlas.
In the light of the above, please replace `couplet' 5 in the Leucadendron key with the following:
5. Leaves with erect velvety hairs, reddish tint, 30-35 mm long (both sexes), basal bracts hairless, fruit with broad wings at tip L. loeriense LOERIE TRIGOSPERM-CONEBUSH *
5. Leaves hairless when mature, green, to 20 /25 mm long, basal bracts few, hairy, fruit narrowly winged L. uliginosum TSITSIKAMA TRIGOSPERM-CONEBUSH ^
5. Leaves hairless when mature, to 40 /50 mm long, basal bracts hairy outside, fruit narrowly winged, riverine areas L. conicum GARDEN-ROUTE STREAM-CONEBUSH
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