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Brunia latebracteata

species of plant

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionJun 28, 2025
Entity authorityQ17243176 ↗
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Brunia latebracteata is a shrub belonging to the genus Brunia. The species is endemic to the Western Cape and is part of the fynbos. The plant occurs in the Riviersonderend Mountains on the higher mountain slopes. It has an area of occurrence of less than 10 square kilometres (3.9 square miles) and there are two subpopulations. The plant is threatened by the invasive plant Pinus as well as too many fires.

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This entry incorporates text from “Brunia latebracteata” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.