Encephalartos schmitzii

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Encephalartos schmitzii
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. schmitzii
Binomial name
Encephalartos schmitzii
Malaisse

Encephalartos schmitzii (Schmitz's cycad) is a species of cycad in Africa.

Description

This cycad has an underground stem that is typically no more than 30 cm tall and about 20 cm in diameter. Its pinnate leaves, 40–60 cm long, form a crown at the top of the stem and are supported by short, spiny petioles. Each leaf consists of many pairs of lanceolate leaflets, around 10-14 cm long, with entire or slightly toothed margins, and a glaucous green color. The leaflets are arranged at an angle of 45-80° on the rachis.

This species is dioecious, with male plants bearing 1-3 cylinder-ovoid cones that are 8–10 cm long and 3–4 cm wide, bluish-green in color. Female plants have solitary ovoid cones that are 20–25 cm long and 10–12 cm in diameter. The seeds are roughly ovoid, 20–25 mm long, and have an orange-red sarcotesta covering.[3]

Range

Encephalartos schmitzii occurs in the

Luapula and Northern provinces). A subpopulation is also found in North-Western Province, Zambia, to the east of Solwezi.[4]

References

  1. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T41938A10605458.en
    . Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2024-01-17.
  3. ISBN 0-88192-522-5
    .
  4. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T41938A10605458.en
    . Retrieved 15 January 2020.

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