Encephalartos macrostrobilus
| Encephalartos macrostrobilus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Gymnospermae |
| Division: | Cycadophyta |
| Class: | Cycadopsida |
| Order: | Cycadales |
| Family: | Zamiaceae |
| Genus: | Encephalartos |
| Species: | E. macrostrobilus
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| Binomial name | |
| Encephalartos macrostrobilus Scott Jones & Wynants
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Encephalartos macrostrobilus is a species of cycad in Africa. It is found only in Moyo District, northwestern Uganda, which is populated predominantly by the ethnic Madi.[1]
Description
It is a cycad with an arborescent habit, with an erect or decombent stem, up to 2.5 m tall and 30-45 cm in diameter. The pinnate leaves, arranged like a crown at the apex of the stem, are 1.4-2.2 m long, supported by a 12-15 cm long petiole, and composed of numerous pairs of lanceolate, leathery leaflets, up to 25 long cm, insert on the rachis at right angles It is a dioecious species, with male specimens presenting from 6 to 14 closely ovoid cones, erect, 18–20 cm long and 5 cm broad, olive green in color, and female specimens with 1-3 large cylindrical-ovoid cones, long to at 80 cm and 30 cm wide, initially dark green, olive green when ripe. The seeds are coarsely ovoid, 3.2-3.6 cm long, covered by a yellow to red seed coat.[2]
References
- ^ a b Donaldson, J.S. (2010). "Encephalartos macrostrobilus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T41918A10595573. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T41918A10595573.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ "Encephalartos macrostrobilus". PlantNET Home Page - National Herbarium of New South Wales. Retrieved 2019-09-17.
External links
Data related to Encephalartos macrostrobilus at Wikispecies
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