Encephalartos paucidentatus
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Gymnospermae |
Division: | Cycadophyta |
Class: | Cycadopsida |
Order: | Cycadales |
Family: | Zamiaceae |
Genus: | Encephalartos |
Species: | E. paucidentatus
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Binomial name | |
Encephalartos paucidentatus Stapf & Burtt Davy 2010
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Encephalartos paucidentatus is a species of cycad.
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It grows at elevations of 1,000 to 1,500 meters.[3]
Description
It is a cycad with an erect stem, up to 6 m tall and with a diameter of 40–70 cm, rarely with secondary stems originating from shoots that arise at the base of the main stem.
The leaves, pinnate, 1.5–2.5 m long, are arranged in a crown at the apex of the stem and are supported by a 20–30 cm long petiole, without thorns; each leaf is composed of numerous pairs of lanceolate leaflets, with a toothed margin, on average 15–25 cm long, bright green to yellowish-green, inserted on the yellowish rachis.
It is a dioecious species with male specimens showing 1–5 cones, spindle-shaped, 40–60 cm long and 12–15 cm broad, of golden-brown color, and female specimens with 1–3 ovoid cones, 30–50 cm long and with a diameter of 20–25 cm, yellowish in color.
The seeds are roughly ovoid, 35–40 mm long, covered with a bronze-colored sarcotesta.[4]
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leaves
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cones
References
- . Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2024-01-17.
- ^ "Encephalartos paucidentatus in Tropicos".
- ^ "Encephalartos paucidentatus". PlantZAfrica. Retrieved 2024-01-03.
External links
- Media related to Encephalartos paucidentatus at Wikimedia Commons
- Data related to Encephalartos paucidentatus at Wikispecies