Encephalartos poggei

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Encephalartos poggei
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. poggei
Binomial name
Encephalartos poggei
Synonyms [3]

Encephalartos lemarinelianusDe Wild. & T.Durand

Encephalartos poggei is a species of cycad in the family Zamiaceae. [4] It is referred to by the common name Kananga cycad. It is native to Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Zaire. [3] [1]

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Description

This cycad has an upright stem, reaching up to 2 meters tall and 20–30 centimeters in diameter. Its pinnate leaves, measuring 70–150 centimeters long, form a crown at the top of the stem. Each leaf is supported by a 7-20 centimeter long petiole, lacks thorns, and is covered in a greyish tomentum. The leaves are composed of 18-60 pairs of lanceolate, leathery leaflets, averaging 8-15 centimeters long, and have a glaucous green color.

This species is dioecious, with male specimens bearing 1-3 cones that are sub-cylindrical, 16–20 centimeters long, and 3–7 centimeters wide. These cones are greenish to orange-yellow. Female specimens have 1-3 ovoid cones, 17–23 centimeters long and 9-12 centimeters in diameter, initially green and turning yellow when ripe.

The seeds are roughly ovoid, measuring 20–33 millimeters long, and are covered with a red-brownish sarcotesta. [5]

Range

It occurs in: [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 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 19 November 2021.
  2. ↑ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
  3. 1 2 "Encephalartos poggei Asch". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved September 26, 2020.
  4. ↑ "Encephalartos poggei Asch". World Flora Online. The World Flora Online Consortium. n.d. Retrieved September 26, 2020.
  5. ↑ Whitelock, Loran M. (2002). The Cycads. Portland: Timber Press (OR). ISBN   0-88192-522-5.


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