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Mimetes fimbriifolius
Also called Fringed Cowl Pagoda, Tree Pagoda, Fringe Leaf Mimetes, Fringed Pagodatree, Tree Pagoda Bush
Mimetes fimbriifolius, also called cowl pagoda or the fringed pagoda, is a species of plant in the family Proteaceae. It is a dense, rounded, multi-branched tree that grows up to 4 metres (13 ft) in height. This attractive and striking plant flowers all year round, and produces red and yellow branch-heads and inflorescences. The nectar-rich flowers are pollinated by sunbirds and the seeds are distributed and taken underground by ants before germinating. It is endemic to the Table Mountain range in the city of Cape Town, South Africa.
The tree pagoda is an endemic species of the Cape Peninsula, from the Cape Point to the Table Mountain in the north. While it mostly occurs above 300 m (1000 ft) at its northern perimeter, it grows down to sea level in the south. The species has a preference for rocky slopes. The largest and well formed specimens grow on rocky outcrops, protected against the brunt of the wildfires that frequent the fynbos. Large specimens used to be very common on Table Mountain but harvesting for firewood and the spread of invasive alien plants have caused it to disappear from much of its former range.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Mimetes fimbriifolius by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
