Encephalartos bubalinus is a species of cycad in Kenya and Tanzania.
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Gymnospermae |
| Division: | Cycadophyta |
| Class: | Cycadopsida |
| Order: | Cycadales |
| Family: | Zamiaceae |
| Genus: | Encephalartos |
| Species: | E. bubalinus
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| Binomial name | |
| Encephalartos bubalinus Melville
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Description edit
Encephalartos bubalinus has an upright or sometimes reclining stem, reaching 35–45 cm in diameter and up to 2 meters in height as it matures. Its pinnate leaves, forming a crown at the top of the stem, are 60 to 160 cm long and consist of 50-90 pairs of tough leaflets arranged alternately along the midrib at a 45° angle, becoming spiny near the base. This dioecious species produces male cones measuring 27.5–55 cm in length and 13–5 cm in diameter, as well as female cones that are 32-45 cm long and 20–25 cm wide, both greenish in color. The seeds, roughly ovoid and 30–40 mm long, are enveloped in a red-orange sarcotesta.[3]
References edit
- ^ Bösenberg, J.D. (2010). "Encephalartos bubalinus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T41941A10606598. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T41941A10606598.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
- ^ "Encephalartos bubalinus". cykasy.cz. Retrieved 2024-01-03.
External links edit
Media related to Encephalartos bubalinus at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Encephalartos bubalinus at Wikispecies
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