▁Cr ass ic au dex . ▁ ▁The ▁species ▁name ▁innov ans ▁is ▁Latin ▁and ▁means ▁“ nov el ty ”. ▁ ▁Distribution , ▁habitat ▁and ▁e col ogy ▁ ▁L . ▁innov ans ▁can ▁only ▁be ▁found ▁in ▁the ▁subt rop ical ▁coast al ▁bel t ▁between ▁L us ik is iki ▁( E astern ▁Cape ▁province ) ▁and ▁Port ▁She p stone ▁( in ▁K wa Z ulu - N atal ), ▁where ▁it ▁grows ▁mostly ▁within ▁about ▁ 3   km ▁( 3   mi ) ▁from ▁the ▁sea . ▁The ▁P ond ol and ▁p inc ush ion ▁appears ▁in ▁a ▁veget ation ▁type ▁called ▁P ond ol and ▁Coast al ▁Pl ate au ▁S our vel d , ▁always ▁on ▁or ▁near ▁out cro ps ▁of ▁Table ▁Mountain ▁Sand stone . ▁Here , ▁the ▁annual ▁precip itation ▁is ▁fairly ▁high ▁at ▁ 1 1 5 0 – 1 2 5 0   mm ▁( 4 5 – 5 0   in ), ▁mostly ▁during ▁the ▁summer . ▁ ▁The ▁species ▁is ▁a ▁very ▁resist ant ▁to ▁fire , ▁and ▁new ▁sho ots ▁appear ▁quickly ▁from ▁the ▁under ground ▁root stock ▁after ▁the ▁above ▁gr ond ▁parts ▁have ▁been ▁bur nt ▁off . ▁Because ▁fires ▁occur ▁with ▁intervals ▁of ▁only ▁a ▁few ▁years , ▁the ▁plants ▁mostly ▁remain ▁lower ▁than ▁ 4 5   cm ▁( 1 ½ ▁ft ), ▁but ▁if ▁protected ▁may ▁reach ▁ 1 ▁m . ▁ ▁The ▁P ond ol and ▁p inc ush ion