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Leucadendron gydoense | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Proteales |
Family: | Proteaceae |
Genus: | Leucadendron |
Species: | L. gydoense |
Binomial name | |
Leucadendron gydoense I.Williams |
Leucadendron gydoense, the Gydo conebush, is a flower-bearing shrub that belongs to the genus Leucadendron and forms part of the fynbos. The plant is native to the Western Cape, South Africa.
The shrub grows 2 m (6.6 ft) tall and flowers in October. The plant dies in a fire but the seeds survive. The seeds are stored in a toll on the female plant and fall to the ground after a fire and are spread by the wind. The plant is unisexual and there are separate plants with male and female flowers.
In Afrikaans, it is known as Gydo-tolbos.
The plant occurs in the Kouebokkeveld and Hex River Mountains.