| Encephalartos pterogonus | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Critically Endangered (IUCN 3.1) | |
| CITES Appendix I (CITES) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Gymnospermae |
| Division: | Cycadophyta |
| Class: | Cycadopsida |
| Order: | Cycadales |
| Family: | Zamiaceae |
| Genus: | Encephalartos |
| Species: | E. pterogonus |
| Binomial name | |
| Encephalartos pterogonus R.A.Dyer & I.Verd. 2010 | |
Encephalartos pterogonus is a species of cycad that is native to Mount Mruwere (Monte Urueri) and adjacent mountains in the Manica province of Mozambique.
Description
This cycad has an upright stem, reaching up to 1.5 m in height and about 40 cm in diameter, sometimes producing additional stems from suckers at its base.
Its pinnate leaves, 1.2-1.5 m long, form a crown at the top of the stem, supported by 4-8 cm long petioles. Each leaf consists of several pairs of dark green lanceolate leaflets, typically 15-18 cm long.
This species is dioecious. Male specimens bear 1-3 spindle-shaped cones, 30–38 cm long and 10–11 cm wide, on stalks. Female specimens have 2-3 roughly cylindrical cones, 35–40 cm long and 16-18 cm wide, in bright green color.
The seeds are roughly ovoid, 28–35 mm long, and have an orange-red sarcotesta covering when ripe.
References
- ^ Donaldson, J.S. (2010). "Encephalartos pterogonus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T41897A10574244. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T41897A10574244.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
- Whitelock, Loran M. (2002). The Cycads. Portland: Timber Press (OR). ISBN 0-88192-522-5.
External links
Media related to Encephalartos pterogonus at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Encephalartos pterogonus at Wikispecies
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| Encephalartos pterogonus |
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