Leucadendron

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iLeucadendron
Leucadendron argenteum
Leucadendron argenteum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Proteales
Family: Proteaceae
Genus: Leucadendron
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Species

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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
  • 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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