Biology:Encephalartos barteri

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Short description: Species of cycad

Encephalartos barteri
CITES Appendix I (CITES)[2]
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Gymnospermae
Division: Cycadophyta
Class: Cycadopsida
Order: Cycadales
Family: Zamiaceae
Genus: Encephalartos
Species:
E. barteri
Binomial name
Encephalartos barteri
Carruth. ex Miq. 1917

Encephalartos barteri is a species of cycad that is native to Benin, Ghana, Nigeria, and Togo.[3]

Description

This species is dioecious, meaning it has separate male and female plants. The male cones are spindle-shaped, yellow, and measure 8–23 cm long and 3–5 cm in diameter. They have broad, rhombic-shaped microsporophylls. The female cones are ovoid, green, and larger, measuring 15–35 cm long and 8–15 cm in diameter. Their macrosporophylls have a warty surface. The seeds are oblong, 20–30 mm long, 18–23 mm wide, and covered by a red sarcotesta.[4]

Range

Encephalartos barteri occurs:[1]

  • near Tokkos, Plateau State, central Nigeria (Encephalartos barteri ssp. allochrous)
  • between Jebba and Ilorin in Nigeria
  • Borgou Department and near Savalou in Benin
  • Volta River watershed, Ghana
  • Togo

References

  • Data related to Encephalartos barteri at Wikispecies

Wikidata ☰ Q3724953 entry