Encephalartos inopinus

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Encephalartos inopinus

Critically Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
CITES Appendix I (CITES)[2]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Gymnospermae
Division: Cycadophyta
Class: Cycadopsida
Order: Cycadales
Family: Zamiaceae
Genus: Encephalartos
Species:
E. inopinus
Binomial name
Encephalartos inopinus
R.A. Dyer

Encephalartos inopinus is a species of cycad (Family Zamiaceae) that is native to

Limpopo Province, South Africa.[3]

Description

This palm-like cycad grows up to 3 meters tall with stems that are 15-25 cm in diameter. Its leaves are 100-150 cm long, either blue or semi-glossy silver. The leaflets are 14-20 cm long, lanceolate, and have a toothed margin. They grow in pairs at a 180° angle along the rachis. The plant is dioecious, meaning it has separate male and female specimens. Male specimens have 1-3 green ovoid cones that are 18-25 cm long and 6-8 cm in diameter with green to silvery color.

macrosporophylls and microsporophylls have a flat, smooth, and glabrous surface.[5][6]

  • Cone
    Cone
  • Plant
    Plant

Etymology

Encephalartos is Greek and means 'bear's head'. Inopinus is Latin and means 'unexpected'.

References

  1. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T41890A149624418.en
    . Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2024-01-17.
  3. ^ "Encephalartos inopinus in Tropicos".
  4. ^ Bothalia, Volume 8 (1964) p. 169
  5. ISBN 0-88192-522-5
    .
  6. ^ "Encephalartos inopinus". PlantZAfrica. Retrieved 2024-01-03.

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