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Encephalartos ferox
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Near Dunes de Dovela ecolodge, close to Dongane Lagoa. Just north of Zavora beach and 80 kms south of Inhambane.
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| Synonyms: |
Encephalartos kosiensis Hutch. |
| Common names: | Zululand cycad (English) |
| Frequency: | Occasional |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Cycad either stemless or with a short stem up to c. 1 m high and 25-30 cm in diameter. Leaves 100-200 cm long, dark green, very glossy; rachis green, somewhat arching and lax, not spirally twisted; petiole straight, with 1-6 prickles; leaf-base collar absent; basal leaflets reducing to spines. Leaflets often overlapping downwards, ovate, up to 200 × 70 mm, markedly discolorous, mostly with 2-3 lobes; margins flat or incurved; with 1-3 teeth on each side. Male cones 1-10, fusiform, 40-50 cm long and 8-10 cm in diameter, bright orange-red. Female cones 1-5, ovoid, 25-50 cm long and 20-40 cm in diameter, orange-red. Seeds oblong, 45-50 mm long and 15-20 mm wide, bright red to black. |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | ferox: fierce, referring to the stiff and sharply spiny leaflets. |
| Habitat: | In coastal forest and scrub often behind sand dunes. |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Southern Mozambique and northern KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. |
| Mozambique distribution: | GI,M |
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| Endemic status: | NrEnd |
| Red data list status: | LR-nt |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Content last updated: | Friday 21 September 2012 |
| Literature: |
Golding, J.S. (ed.) (2002). Southern African Plant Red Data Lists. Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 14. SABONET. Pretoria. Page 55. Goode, D. (1989). Cycads of Africa Struik, Cape Town Pages 140 - 143. (Includes a picture). Lewis, J. (1960). Cycadaceae (including Zamiaceae) FZ 1(1) Page 81. |
Other sources of information about Encephalartos ferox:
Biodiversity Explorer (Biodiversity of southern Africa): Encephalartos ferox
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Encephalartos ferox
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Encephalartos ferox
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Encephalartos ferox
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Encephalartos ferox
JSTOR Plant Science: Encephalartos ferox
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Encephalartos ferox
Tropicos: Encephalartos ferox
West African Plants database: Encephalartos ferox
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