Encephalartos princeps

Encephalartos princeps is a species of cycad that is native to Eastern Cape Province of South Africa.[2]

Encephalartos princeps
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Division: Cycadophyta
Class: Cycadopsida
Order: Cycadales
Family: Zamiaceae
Genus: Encephalartos
Species:
E. princeps
Binomial name
Encephalartos princeps
R.A.Dyer 2010

Descriptions

It is an arborescent species, with a stem up to 6 m tall, erect, sometimes decombent or even hanging, of 40–60 cm of diameter.

The leaves, pinnate, arranged in a crown at the apex of the stem, are 100–130 cm long, silvery-green to bluish-green in color, with a 15–26 cm long petiole. They are formed by numerous lanceolate, opposite, 15–19 cm long and 13–20 mm wide leaves, with a leathery consistency, inserted on the rachis with an angle of 45 °.

It is a dioecious species; the male specimens usually have 1 to 3 cones, sub-cylindrical, olive-green, 16–26 cm long and 8–10 cm in diameter; female ones have 1 to 3 cones, ovoid, 30–40 cm long, 20–25 cm in diameter.

The seeds are ovoid, 24–26 mm long, covered with a red sarcotesta.[3]

  • trunk
  • Leaves
  • Mature plant

References
  1. "Encephalartos princeps in Redlist". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
  2. "Encephalartos princeps in Tropicos".
  3. "Encephalartos princeps". PlantNET Home Page - National Herbarium of New South Wales. Retrieved 2019-09-17.


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