Encephalartos barteri is a species of cycad that is native to Benin, Ghana, Nigeria, and Togo.[3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Gymnospermae |
| Division: | Cycadophyta |
| Class: | Cycadopsida |
| Order: | Cycadales |
| Family: | Zamiaceae |
| Genus: | Encephalartos |
| Species: | E. barteri
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| Binomial name | |
| Encephalartos barteri Carruth. ex Miq. 1917
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Description
editThis species is dioecious, meaning it has separate male and female plants. The male cones are spindle-shaped, yellow, and measure 8–23 cm long and 3–5 cm in diameter. They have broad, rhombic-shaped microsporophylls. The female cones are ovoid, green, and larger, measuring 15–35 cm long and 8–15 cm in diameter. Their macrosporophylls have a warty surface. The seeds are oblong, 20–30 mm long, 18–23 mm wide, and covered by a red sarcotesta.[4]
Range
editEncephalartos barteri occurs:[1]
- 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
edit- ^ a b 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 20 November 2021.
- ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
- ^ "Encephalartos barteri in Tropicos".
- ^ Newton, L. E. (1978). "A new cycad subspecies from Nigeria". Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 77 (2): 125–129. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8339.1978.tb01379.x.
External links
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