Encephalartos poggei

Encephalartos poggei is a species of cycad in the family Zamiaceae.[3] It is referred to by the common name Kananga cycad. It is native to Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Zaire.[2][1]

Encephalartos poggei
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Division: Cycadophyta
Class: Cycadopsida
Order: Cycadales
Family: Zamiaceae
Genus: Encephalartos
Species:
E. poggei
Binomial name
Encephalartos poggei
Synonyms[2]

Encephalartos lemarinelianus De Wild. & T.Durand

Description

It is a cycad with an erect stem, up to 2 m tall and 20–30 cm in diameter. The leaves, pinnate, 70–150 cm long, are arranged in a crown at the apex of the stem and are supported by a 7-20 cm long petiole, without thorns and covered with a greyish tomentum; each leaf is composed of 18-60 pairs of lanceolate, leathery leaflets, on average 8-15 cm long, of glaucous green color.

It is a dioecious species with male specimens that have 1-3 cones, sub-cylinders, 16–20 cm long and 3–7 cm broad, greenish to orange yellow in color, and female specimens with 1-3 ovoid cones, 17–23 long cm and with a diameter of 9-12 cm, initially green, yellow when ripe.

The seeds are coarsely ovoid, 20–33 mm long, covered with a red-brownish sarcotesta.[4]

Range

It occurs in:[1]

References
  1. Bösenberg, J.D. (2010). "Encephalartos poggei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T41944A10607735. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T41944A10607735.en. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
  2. "Encephalartos poggei Asch". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved September 26, 2020.
  3. "Encephalartos poggei Asch". World Flora Online. The World Flora Online Consortium. n.d. Retrieved September 26, 2020.
  4. "Encephalartos poggei". PlantNET Home Page - National Herbarium of New South Wales. Retrieved 2019-09-17.


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