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Leucadendron bonum | |
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Conservation status | |
Critically Endangered (IUCN 3.1)<ref>Rebelo, A.G., Mtshali, H. & Raimondo, D. 2020. Leucadendron bonum. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T113166471A185564964. https://dx.doi.org | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Proteales |
Family: | Proteaceae |
Genus: | Leucadendron |
Species: | L. bonum |
Binomial name | |
Leucadendron bonum I.Williams |
Leucadendron bonum, the Gideonskop conebush, is a flower-bearing shrub that belongs to the genus Leucadendron and forms part of the fynbos. The plant is native to the Western Cape, South Africa.
Description
The shrub grows 1.6 m (5.2 ft) and bears flowers in October.
In Afrikaans, it is known as the gideonskoptolbos.
Distribution and habitat
The plant occurs in the Kouebokkeveld Mountains near Gideonskop.
References
- http://redlist.sanbi.org/species.php?species=794-11
- https://www.proteaatlas.org.za/conebu11.htm
- http://www.biodiversityexplorer.info/plants/proteaceae/leucadendron_bonum.htm
Taxon identifiers | |
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Leucadendron bonum |
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