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'' Sorocephalus '' is a genus containing 11 species of flowering plants, commonly known as powderpuffs, in the Proteaceae family. The name means “heaped head”. The genus is endemic to the Cape Floristic Region of South Africa, more particularly the winter rainfall zone of the south-western Cape. The species are all small shrubs characterised by flower-heads containing clusters of four or more flowers. Most species are threatened.〔 ==Species== Described species are shown below, with their conservation status: * ''Sorocephalus alopecurus'' Rourke – Woolly-stalk Powderpuff – EN * ''Sorocephalus capitatus'' Rourke – Woolly Powderpuff – NT * ''Sorocephalus clavigerus'' (Knight) Hutch. – Erect Powderpuff – EN * ''Sorocephalus crassifolius'' Hutch. – Flowerless Powderpuff – CR * ''Sorocephalus imbricatus'' (Thunb.) R. Br. – Lanceolate-leaf Powderpuff – CR * ''Sorocephalus lanatus'' R. Br. – Common Powderpuff – LC * ''Sorocephalus palustris'' Rourke – Prostrate Powderpuff – CR * ''Sorocephalus pinifolius'' Rourke – Long-leaf Powderpuff – EN * ''Sorocephalus scabridus'' Meisn. – Tulbagh Powderpuff – CR * ''Sorocephalus tenuifolius'' R.Br. – Diminutive Powderpuff – EN * ''Sorocephalus teretifolius'' (Meisn.) E.Phillips – Pin-shaped Powderpuff – EN 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Sorocephalus」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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