Encephalartos barteri
Encephalartos barteri is a species of cycad that is native to Benin, Ghana, Nigeria, and Togo.[1]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Division: | Cycadophyta |
| Class: | Cycadopsida |
| Order: | Cycadales |
| Family: | Zamiaceae |
| Genus: | Encephalartos |
| Species: | E. barteri |
| Binomial name | |
| Encephalartos barteri Carruth. ex Miq. 1917 | |
Description
It is a dioecious species, endowed with spindle-shaped, sessile, yellow-colored male cones, 8–23 cm long and with a diameter of 3–5 cm, with broad, rhombic-shaped microsporophylls, and feminine, ovoid-colored cones green, 15–35 cm long and 8–15 cm in diameter, with macrosporophylls with a warty surface.
The seeds have an oblong shape, are 20–30 mm long, have a width of 18–23 mm and are covered by a red sarcotesta[2]
Range
Encephalartos barteri occurs:[3]
- near Tokkos, Plateau State, central Nigeria (Encephalartos barteri ssp. allochrous)
- between Jebba and Ilorin in Nigeria
- Borgou Department and near Savalou in Benin
- Volta River watershed, Ghana
- Togo
References
- "Encephalartos barteri in Tropicos".
- "Encephalartos barteri". PlantNET Home Page - National Herbarium of New South Wales. Retrieved 2019-09-17.
- Bösenberg, J.D. (2010). "Encephalartos barteri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T41912A10592388. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T41912A10592388.en. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
External links
Media related to Encephalartos barteri at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Encephalartos barteri at Wikispecies
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