''Leucadendron bonum'', the Gideonskop conebush, is a flower-bearing

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that belongs to the

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Leucadendron ''Leucadendron'' is a genus of about 80 species of flowering plants in the family Proteaceae, endemic to the Cape Provinces and KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa, where they are a prominent part of the fynbos ecoregion and vegetation type. Desc ...

'' and forms part of the

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. The plant is native to the

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Description

The shrub grows and bears flowers in October. In Afrikaans, it is known as the .

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 bonum Endemic flora of the Cape Provinces {{Proteaceae-stub