Encephalartos paucidentatus

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Encephalartos paucidentatus
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CITES Appendix I (CITES) [2]
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Gymnospermae
Division: Cycadophyta
Class: Cycadopsida
Order: Cycadales
Family: Zamiaceae
Genus: Encephalartos
Species:
E. paucidentatus
Binomial name
Encephalartos paucidentatus
Stapf & Burtt Davy 2010

Encephalartos paucidentatus is a species of cycad.

It is endemic to the mountains near Barberton in Mpumalanga Province, and near Piggs Peak in the northwestern part of Eswatini, in South Africa.

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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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References

  1. ↑ Donaldson, J.S. (2010). "Encephalartos paucidentatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2010: e.T41921A10597621. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T41921A10597621.en . Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. ↑ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2024-01-17.
  3. ↑ "Encephalartos paucidentatus in Tropicos".
  4. ↑ "Encephalartos paucidentatus". PlantZAfrica. Retrieved 2024-01-03.


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