Encephalartos poggei
| Encephalartos poggei | |
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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. poggei
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| Binomial name | |
| Encephalartos poggei Asch.
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Encephalartos poggei, the Kananga cycad, is a species of cycad found in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Angola.
Description
It is a cycad with an erect stem, up to 2 m tall and 20–30 cm in diameter.
The leaves, pinnate, 70–150 cm long, are arranged in a crown at the apex of the stem and are supported by a 7-20 cm long petiole, without thorns and covered with a greyish tomentum; each leaf is composed of 18-60 pairs of lanceolate, leathery leaflets, on average 8-15 cm long, of glaucous green color.
It is a dioecious species with male specimens that have 1-3 cones, sub-cylinders, 16–20 cm long and 3–7 cm broad, greenish to orange yellow in color, and female specimens with 1-3 ovoid cones, 17–23 long cm and with a diameter of 9-12 cm, initially green, yellow when ripe.
The seeds are coarsely ovoid, 20–33 mm long, covered with a red-brownish sarcotesta.[1]
Range
It occurs in:[2]
- Shaba Province, DRC: near Kasidiji, Kanda-Kanda, and Gonzo
- Kasai Occidental, DRC: near Luluaborg
- Lunda Sul Province, Angola: near Sombo
References
- ^ "Encephalartos poggei". PlantNET Home Page - National Herbarium of New South Wales. Retrieved 2019-09-17.
- ^ Bösenberg, J.D. (2010). "Encephalartos poggei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T41944A10607735. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T41944A10607735.en. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
External links
Data related to Encephalartos poggei at Wikispecies
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