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Leucadendron is a genus of about 80 species of flowering plants in the family Proteaceae, endemic to South Africa, where they are a prominent part of the fynbos vegetation.
They are evergreen shrubs or small trees growing up to 1-16 m tall. The leaves are spirally arranged, simple, entire, and often with a distinct silvery tone produced by dense silky hairs. The flowers are produced in dense inflorescences; they are dioecious, with separate male and female plants. The fruit is a woody cone-like structure, containing numerous small seeds; the seeds have a silky-haired parachute, enabling them to disperse by wind.
- Selected species
- Leucadendron album
- Leucadendron argenteum
- Leucadendron barkerae
- Leucadendron brunioides
- Leucadendron chamelaea
- Leucadendron concavum
- Leucadendron coniferum
- Leucadendron daphnoides
- Leucadendron discolor
- Leucadendron dregei
- Leucadendron dubium
- Leucadendron ericifolium
- Leucadendron eucalyptifolium
- Leucadendron galpinii
- Leucadendron gandogeri
- Leucadendron laureolum
- Leucadendron laxum
- Leucadendron levisanus
- Leucadendron linifolium
- Leucadendron loranthifolium
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- Leucadendron macowanii
- Leucadendron meridianum
- Leucadendron microcephalum
- Leucadendron modestum
- Leucadendron nervosum
- Leucadendron nitidum
- Leucadendron procerum
- Leucadendron pubescens
- Leucadendron rubrum
- Leucadendron salicifolium
- Leucadendron salignum
- Leucadendron sessile
- Leucadendron spissifolium
- Leucadendron strobilinum
- Leucadendron teretifolium
- Leucadendron thymifolium
- Leucadendron tinctum
- Leucadendron uliginosum
- Leucadendron xanthoconus
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