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Encephalartos turneri
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Photo: Ton Rulkens
Close to Ribaue, Nampula province
Photo: Ton Rulkens
Close to Ribaue, Nampula province
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| Synonyms: | |
| Common names: | Turner's cycad (English) |
| Frequency: | Local |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Cycad with a stem up to 3 m high and 80 cm in diameter. Leaves 100-150 cm long, dark glossy green; rhachis green, straight, stiff, not spirally twisted; petiole straight, with 6-12 prickles; leaf-base collar absent; basal leaflets reducing to spines. Leaflets lanceolate, up to 200 × 30 mm, weakly discolorous, not lobed; margins recurved; entire or with 1-3 teeth. Male cones 1-3, narrowly ovoid, 25-30 cm long and 6-8 cm in diameter, yellow. Female cones 1-3, ovoid, yellow, 26-30 cm long and 14-16 cm in diameter, yellow. Seeds oblong, 40-60 mm long and 20-25 mm wide, sarcotesta red or yellow. |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | turneri: after Ian S. Turner, a Zimbabwean, who collected and cultivated the type specimen. |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Northeastern Mozambique. |
| Mozambique distribution: | N |
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| Endemic status: | Endemic |
| Red data list status: | Lower Risk - least concern |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Content last updated: | Monday 10 October 2011 |
| Literature: |
Burrows, J.E., Burrows, S.M., Lötter, M.C. & Schmidt, E. (2018). Trees and Shrubs Mozambique Publishing Print Matters (Pty), Cape Town. Page 36. (Includes a picture). Darbyshire, I., Timberlake, J., Osborne, J., Rokni, S., Matimele, H., Langa. C., Datizua, C., de Sousa, C., Alves, T., Massingue, A., Hadj-Hammou, J., Dhanda, S., Shah, T., Wursten, B. (2019). The endemic plants of Mozambique: diversity and conservation status Phytotaxa 136 Page 75. Golding, J.S. (ed.) (2002). Zimbabwe Plant Red Data List. Southern African Plant Red Data Lists. SABONET 14 Page 55. Goode, D. (1989). Cycads of Africa Struik, Cape Town Pages 204 - 207. (Includes a picture). |
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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Encephalartos turneriBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Encephalartos turneri
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Encephalartos turneri
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Encephalartos turneri
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iNaturalist: Encephalartos turneri
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Encephalartos turneri
JSTOR Plant Science: Encephalartos turneri
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Encephalartos turneri
Plants of the World Online: Encephalartos turneri
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Wikipedia: Encephalartos turneri
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