''Faurea recondita'', also known as the Kamdeboo beechwood, is a tree that forms part of the genus ''
Faurea
''Faurea'' is a genus containing 16 species of flowering plants in the Proteaceae, protea family (biology), family which occur in the summer rainfall area of southern Africa, extending to tropical Africa and Madagascar. The name honours South A ...
''. It occurs in the
Kamdeboo Mountains. The species was only identified in 2013 after it was discovered in 2008. The tree grows on average two metres high. It has many similarities with ''
Faurea coriacea'' found in
Madagascar
Madagascar, officially the Republic of Madagascar, is an island country that includes the island of Madagascar and numerous smaller peripheral islands. Lying off the southeastern coast of Africa, it is the world's List of islands by area, f ...
.
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Kamdeboo BeechwoodFaurea recondita (Proteaceae): A new species from the Sneeuberg Centre of Endemism, South Africa
recondita
Endemic flora of the Cape Provinces
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