Mimetes fimbrifolius

Mimetes fimbrifolius
Mimetes fimbrifolius

Common names: tree pagoda (English). 
Botanical name: Mimetes fimbriifolius

Mimetes fimbriifolius, known as the tree pagoda, is a rare and beautiful tree. It has dense, rounded crowns of leaves with red and yellow flowers. It is pollinated by sugarbirds and its seeds are dispersed by ants. It is adapted to survive fires by having thick, corky bark and by ants storing seeds underground. It was once used as fire wood, but is now protected. It is a slow-growing and long-lived species that can be grown from seeds or cuttings in well-drained, sandy soil.

Uses & Benefits:

All Plant Profiles

Nature & Cultivation

Family: Proteaceae
Type: shrub
Vegetation type: Peninsula Shale Fynbos 
Flower colour: pink, red
Flowering season: 
Plant-animal interactions: bees
Red list status:

Light-level:
Soil type: 
Soil pH: 
Propagation: 

Use as Medicine

Safety:

Herbal traditions: 
Plant parts used: 

First-aid use:  
Medical use:  
Veterinary use:  

Plant qualities: 
Plant actions: 
Phytochemical constituents: 

Plant preparations: 

Related Products

Related Courses

No items found

Resources