Leucadendron bonum

Leucadendron bonum
Conservation status
Critically Endangered  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
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.^{[ citation needed ]}

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

1. Rebelo, A.G., Mtshali, H. & Raimondo, D. 2020. Leucadendron bonum. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T113166471A185564964.en

• https://redlist.sanbi.org/species.php?species=794-11
• https://www.proteaatlas.org.za/conebu11.htm
• https://www.biodiversityexplorer.info/plants/proteaceae/leucadendron_bonum.htm