Encephalartos bubalinus
Encephalartos bubalinus is a species of cycad in Kenya and Tanzania.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Division: | Cycadophyta |
| Class: | Cycadopsida |
| Order: | Cycadales |
| Family: | Zamiaceae |
| Genus: | Encephalartos |
| Species: | E. bubalinus |
| Binomial name | |
| Encephalartos bubalinus Melville | |
Description
Encephalartos bubalinus has an erect stem or, in more mature specimens, decombent, with a diameter of 35–45 cm and a height of up to 2 meters.
The pinnate leaves, arranged in a crown at the apex of the stem, are 60 to 160 cm long and are composed of 50-90 pairs of leathery leaflets, arranged on the spine in an alternating manner, with an angle of 45 °, reduced with thorns near the petiole.
It is a dioecious species, with sessile male cones, 27.5–55 cm long and 13–5 cm in diameter and female cones 32-45 cm long and 20–25 cm in diameter, greenish in color.
The coarsely ovoid seeds, 30–40 mm long, are covered with a red-orange sarcotesta.[1]
References
- "Encephalartos bubalinus". PlantNET Home Page - National Herbarium of New South Wales. Retrieved 2019-09-17.
External links
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