Encephalartos barteri
Appearance
Encephalartos barteri | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Gymnospermae |
Division: | Cycadophyta |
Class: | Cycadopsida |
Order: | Cycadales |
Family: | Zamiaceae |
Genus: | Encephalartos |
Species: | E. barteri
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Binomial name | |
Encephalartos barteri Carruth. ex Miq. 1917
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Encephalartos barteri is a species of cycad that is native to Benin, Ghana, Nigeria, and Togo.[2]
Description
It is a dioecious species, endowed with spindle-shaped, sessile, yellow-colored male cones, 8–23 cm long and with a diameter of 3–5 cm, with broad, rhombic-shaped microsporophylls, and feminine, ovoid-colored cones green, 15–35 cm long and 8–15 cm in diameter, with macrosporophylls with a warty surface.
The seeds have an oblong shape, are 20–30 mm long, have a width of 18–23 mm and are covered by a red sarcotesta[3]
Range
Encephalartos barteri occurs:[4]
- near Tokkos, Plateau State, central Nigeria (Encephalartos barteri ssp. allochrous)
- between Jebba and Ilorin in Nigeria
- Borgou Department and near Savalou in Benin
- Volta River watershed, Ghana
- Togo
References
- ^ Bösenberg, J.D. (2010). "Encephalartos barteri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T41912A10592388. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T41912A10592388.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ "Encephalartos barteri in Tropicos".
- ^ "Encephalartos barteri". PlantNET Home Page - National Herbarium of New South Wales. Retrieved 2019-09-17.
- ^ Bösenberg, J.D. (2010). "Encephalartos barteri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T41912A10592388. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T41912A10592388.en. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
External links
- Media related to Encephalartos barteri at Wikimedia Commons
- Data related to Encephalartos barteri at Wikispecies