Encephalartos paucidentatus is a species of cycad.
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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. paucidentatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Encephalartos paucidentatus Stapf & Burtt Davy 2010
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It is endemic to the mountains near Barberton in Mpumalanga Province, and near Piggs Peak in the northwestern part of Eswatini, in South Africa.
It grows at elevations of 1,000 to 1,500 meters.[3]
Description
editIt is a cycad with an erect stem, up to 6 m tall and with a diameter of 40–70 cm, rarely with secondary stems originating from shoots that arise at the base of the main stem.
The leaves, pinnate, 1.5–2.5 m long, are arranged in a crown at the apex of the stem and are supported by a 20–30 cm long petiole, without thorns; each leaf is composed of numerous pairs of lanceolate leaflets, with a toothed margin, on average 15–25 cm long, bright green to yellowish-green, inserted on the yellowish rachis.
It is a dioecious species with male specimens showing 1–5 cones, spindle-shaped, 40–60 cm long and 12–15 cm broad, of golden-brown color, and female specimens with 1–3 ovoid cones, 30–50 cm long and with a diameter of 20–25 cm, yellowish in color.
The seeds are roughly ovoid, 35–40 mm long, covered with a bronze-colored sarcotesta.[4]
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References
edit- ^ Donaldson, J.S. (2010). "Encephalartos paucidentatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T41921A10597621. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T41921A10597621.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2024-01-17.
- ^ "Encephalartos paucidentatus in Tropicos".
- ^ "Encephalartos paucidentatus". PlantZAfrica. Retrieved 2024-01-03.
External links
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