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5.000 Encephalartos
Lewis, J. (1960) Gymnospermae Flora Zambesiaca 1(1) 78-80
Description of the genus
Dioecious trees or shrubs. Trunk crowned with a tuft of large pinnate leaves. Leaflets usually spiny with parallel nerves. Scales of female cones with only 2 ovules on their adaxial side. Worldwide: Approximately 65 species in Tropical and South Africa (African Plant Database). Mozambique: 15 taxa. |
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| Species | FZ divisions | Content |
| aplanatus Vorster[NrEnd][EN] | M | |
| chimanimaniensis R.A. Dyer & I. Verd.[NrEnd][EN] | MS | Description |
| ferox G. Bertol. subsp. emersus Rousseau, Vorster & Van Wyk[End][CR] | GI | Image |
| ferox G. Bertol. subsp. ferox [NrEnd][LR-nt] | GI,M | Description, Image |
| gratus Prain[LR-nt] | Z | |
| hildebrandtii A. Braun & Bouché | Z | |
| lebomboensis I. Verd.[NrEnd][CR] | M | |
| manikensis (Gilliland) Gilliland[LR-nt] | MS | Description, Image |
| munchii R.A. Dyer & I. Verd.[End][CR] | MS | |
| ngoyanus I. Verd.[CR] | M | |
| pterogonus R.A. Dyer & I. Verd.[End][CR] | MS | |
| senticosus Vorster[NrEnd][CR] | M | |
| turneri Lavranos & Goode[End][LR-lc] | N | Description, Image |
| umbeluziensis R.A. Dyer[NrEnd][CR] | M | |
| villosus (Gaertn.) Lem. | M |
Other sources of information about Encephalartos:
Our websites:
Flora of Malawi: EncephalartosFlora of Mozambique: cultivated Encephalartos
Flora of Zambia: Encephalartos
Flora of Zimbabwe: Encephalartos
Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Encephalartos
External websites:
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): EncephalartosFlora Zambesiaca web site: Encephalartos
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Encephalartos
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Encephalartos
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Encephalartos
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