Shrub or small tree to 4 m tall. Leaves narrowly oblanceolate, twisted at the base, to about 8 cm long, less than 1 cm wide. Female flower heads about 2.7 cm long, 1.5 cm wide.

S Africa.

L. eucalyptifolium is similar but has a leaf with a short, hard, blunt point.

Source: Spencer, R.; Molyneux, B.; Mathews, D. (2002). Proteaceae. In: Spencer, R.. Horticultural Flora of South-eastern Australia. Volume 3. Flowering plants. Dicotyledons. Part 2. The identification of garden and cultivated plants. University of New South Wales Press.