Leucadendron album
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Proteales
Family:	Proteaceae
Genus:	Leucadendron
Species:	L. album
Binomial name
Leucadendron album (Thunb.) Fourc. (1932)
Synonyms[2]
Leucadendron aurantiacum H. Buek ex Meisn. (1856) Leucadendron proteoides L. (1912), nom. illeg. Protea alba Thunb. (1781) Protea aurantiaca Kuntze (1891)

Leucadendron album, commonly known as linear-leaf conebush, is a species of flowering plant in the family Proteaceae. It is native to the southern Cape Provinces of South Africa.^[2]

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References and further reading

• Coombes, A.J. 1992. Guide to plant names. Reed International Books, London.
• Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds). 2003. Plants of southern Africa : an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
• Rebelo, A. (Tony). 1995. Proteas. A field guide to the proteas of southern Africa. edn 2. Fernwood Press, Vlaeberg, Cape Town.
• Rousseau, F. 1970. The Proteaceae of South Africa. Purnell, Cape Town.
• Stearn, W.T. 1966. Botanical Latin. edn 4. Timber Press, Portland. Oregon. USA.
• Stearn, W.T. 1992. Stearn's dictionary of plant names for gardeners. Timber Press, Portland. Oregon. USA.