Spatalla

Spatalla
Spatalla parilis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Proteales
Family:	Proteaceae
Subfamily:	Proteoideae
Tribe:	Leucadendreae
Subtribe:	Leucadendrinae
Genus:	Spatalla Salisb., 1807
Synonyms
Spatallopsis Phillips, 1910

Spatalla is a genus containing 20 species of flowering plants, commonly known as "spoons", in the family Proteaceae. The genus is endemic to the Cape Floristic Region of South Africa where it is associated with fynbos habitats. The species are all small shrubs. The name is derived from the Greek, meaning “wantonness”, alluding to the plants’ unusually large pollen-presenters.^[1][2] Most species are threatened.^[3]

Species

Described species are listed below, with their conservation status:^[3][4]

• Spatalla argentea Rourke – Silver-leaf spoon – EN
• Spatalla barbigera Salisb. ex Knight – Fine-leaf spoon – NT
• Spatalla caudata (Thunb.) R.Br. – Woolly-hair spoon – EN
• Spatalla colorata Meisn. – Shiny spoon – EN
• Spatalla confusa (E.Phillips) Rourke – Long-tube spoon – LC
• Spatalla curvifolia Salisb. ex Knight – White-stalked spoon – NT
• Spatalla ericoides E.Phillips – Erica-leaf spoon – EN
• Spatalla incurva (Thunb.) R.Br. – Swan-head spoon – LC
• Spatalla longifolia Salisb. ex Knight – Pink-stalked spoon – NT
• Spatalla mollis R.Br. – Woolly spoon – Rare
• Spatalla nubicola Rourke – Medusa spoon – NT
• Spatalla parilis Salisb. ex Knight – Spike spoon – LC
• Spatalla prolifera (Thunb.) Salisb. ex Knight – Palmiet spoon – EN
• Spatalla propinqua R.Br. – Lax spoon – EN
• Spatalla racemosa (L.) Druce – Lax-stalked spoon – NT
• Spatalla salsoloides (R.Br.) Rourke – Kink-style spoon – CR
• Spatalla setacea (R.Br.) Rourke – Needle-leaf spoon – LC
• Spatalla squamata Meisn. – Silky spoon – NT
• Spatalla thyrsiflora Salisb. ex Knight – Swan-neck spoon – VU
• Spatalla tulbaghensis (E.Phillips) Rourke – Shaggy-hair spoon – EN

Gallery

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  Spatalla confusa
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  Spatalla propinqua
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  Spatalla longifolia
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  Spatalla curvifolia
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  Spatalla parilis
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  Spatalla racemosa

References

1. Festus, Benjamin (2012). "Spatalla mollis". PlantZAfrica. South African National Biodiversity Institute. Retrieved 2013-05-21.
2. Paterson-Jones, Colin (2007). Protea. Struik. p. 48. ISBN 9781770075245.
3. "Spatalla". Red List of South African Plants. South African National Biodiversity Institute. Retrieved 2013-05-21.
4. "Spatalla Salisb. 1807". Protea Atlas Project. South African National Biodiversity Institute. Retrieved 2013-05-21.