Encephalartos barteri

Encephalartos barteri is a species of cycad that is native to Benin, Ghana, Nigeria, and Togo.[1]

Encephalartos barteri
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]

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References

  1. "Encephalartos barteri in Tropicos".
  2. "Encephalartos barteri". PlantNET Home Page - National Herbarium of New South Wales. Retrieved 2019-09-17.
  3. 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.


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