Encephalartos umbeluziensis
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| (unranked): | Gymnosperms |
| Division: | Cycadophyta |
| Class: | Cycadopsida |
| Order: | Cycadales |
| Family: | Zamiaceae |
| Genus: | Encephalartos |
| Species: | E. umbeluziensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Encephalartos umbeluziensis R.A.Dyer
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Encephalartos umbeluziensis is a species of cycad in Africa.
Description[]
It is an acaule cycad, with an underground stem, up to 30 cm long and 25 cm in diameter. The leaves, from 2 to 5, pinnate, slightly arched, are 1–2 m long, supported by a thin petiole, 5–10 cm long; they are composed of numerous pairs of lanceolate, leathery leaflets, up to 30 cm long, with 1 spine on the upper margin and 1-3 spines on the lower one. It is a dioecious species, with male specimens showing 1 to 4 subcylindrical, pedunculated cones, 25–35 cm long and 6–8 cm broad, ranging from olive green to yellowish, and female specimens with 1-4 cylindrical cones, long 25–30 cm and 12–15 cm wide, the same color as the male ones. The seeds are roughly ovoid, 2.5-3.5 cm long, covered with a brown sarcotesta.[2]
References[]
- ^ Bösenberg, J.D. (2010). "Encephalartos umbeluziensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T41927A10601142. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T41927A10601142.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ "Encephalartos umbeluziensis". PlantNET Home Page - National Herbarium of New South Wales. Retrieved 2019-09-19.
External links[]
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