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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). Zimbabwe: 3 taxa. |
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Links to taxa: View: living plant images - herbarium specimen images - all images for this genus
| Species | FZ divisions | Content |
| chimanimaniensis R.A. Dyer & I. Verd.[NrEnd][EX] | E | Description |
| concinnus R.A. Dyer & I. Verd.[End][EN] | S | Description, Image |
| manikensis (Gilliland) Gilliland[EN] | N,E | Description, Image |
Other sources of information about Encephalartos:
Our websites:
Flora of Malawi: EncephalartosFlora of Mozambique: Encephalartos
Flora of Mozambique: cultivated Encephalartos
Flora of Zambia: 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
Wikipedia: Encephalartos
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Encephalartos
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Encephalartos
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