Leucadendron galpinii
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| Leucadendron galpinii | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Proteales |
| Family: | Proteaceae |
| Genus: | Leucadendron |
| Species: | L. galpinii |
| Binomial name | |
| Leucadendron galpinii E.Phillips & Hutch. (1912) | |
Leucadendron galpinii, the hairless conebush, is a flowering shrub in the family Proteaceae that is native to Africa.
The shrub grows to a height of 3 m and bears flowers from October to November. The species is dioecious, with separate male and female plants that are pollinated by insects. The seeds are held in a whorl on the female plant and survive wildfire, even though the plants do not, and are released to the ground, possibly to be dispersed by wind.