Leucospermum tottum is an upright, evergreen shrub of up to 1½ m high and 2 m in diameter from the Proteaceae. The oblong, mostly entire leaves with a bony tip are somewhat spreading and distant from
Ribbon pincushion, Leucospermum tottum at Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden, Cape Town, South Africa
Hottentot is a term that was historically used by Europeans to refer to the Khoekhoe, the indigenous pastoralists in South Africa. Use of the term Hottentot is now considered deeply offensive, with on
"Korah Hottentots preparing to remove" (Samuel Daniell, 1805)