| Oldwood | |
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| The inflorescence, a terminal spike with small yellowish-green flowers | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Rosaceae |
| Subfamily: | Rosoideae |
| Tribe: | Sanguisorbeae |
| Subtribe: | Agrimoniinae |
| Genus: | Leucosidea Eckl. & Zeyh. |
| Species: | L. sericea
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| Binomial name | |
| Leucosidea sericea | |
Leucosidea sericea, commonly known as oldwood, is an evergreen tree or large shrub that grows in the highland regions of southern Africa. It is the sole species in the monotypic genus Leucosidea. The name oldwood may reflect the fact that the wood burns slowly, as if old and rotting; the gnarled, twisted trunks reinforce this impression.[2][3]
- ^ Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI).; IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group. (2020). "Leucosidea sericea". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T146442236A146442238. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T146442236A146442238.en. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
- ^ Jacobson, Arthur Lee (June 2008). "Plant of the Month: South African Oldwood Leucosidea sericea Eckl. & Zeyh. ROSACEÆ; Rose Family". arthurleej.com. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
- ^ K.C. Palgrave's (1977), Trees of South Africa