Leucadendron | |
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Leucadendron argenteum | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Proteales |
Family: | Proteaceae |
Subfamily: | Proteoideae |
Tribe: | Leucadendreae |
Subtribe: | Leucadendrinae |
Genus: | Leucadendron R.Br. |
Natural range of the genus | |
Synonyms[1] | |
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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.[1]