Encephalartos - Wikipedia
Encephalartos is a genus of cycad native to Africa. Several species of Encephalartos are commonly referred to as bread trees, [2] bread palms[3] or kaffir bread, [4] since a bread-like starchy food can be prepared from the centre of the stem.
Encephalartos woodii - Wikipedia
Encephalartos woodii, Wood's cycad, is a rare cycad in the genus Encephalartos, and is endemic to the oNgoye Forest of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. It is one of the rarest plants in the world, being extinct in the wild with all specimens being clones of the type. [2]
Description, Cycad, Endangered, Uses, & Facts - Britannica
Encephalartos, genus of 65 species of palmlike cycads in the family Zamiaceae, native to central and southern Africa. Several species are grown as conservatory and houseplants. The genus includes both tuberous and columnar varieties; they sometimes have spiny foliage. As gymnosperms, the plants
The Encephalartos Species: THE collector genus of cycad - Dave's Garden
2008年2月25日 · However, Encephalartos are cycads (Zamiaceae), a non-flowering group of plants that reproduces via cone and seed production (similar to how conifers reproduce). They do look like palms, in that they have central stems topped with rosettes of pinnate leaves. Unlike palms, cycads store water in their stems and roots similar to succulents.
Encephalartos natalensis | PlantZAfrica - SANBI
Encephalartos natalensis is an evergreen quick-growing cycad, up to 6.5 m high and with a stem or trunk of about 0.4 m in diameter. The stem sometimes branches, but reclines only when other stems emerge from the base. It has a golden, woolly crown, which increases on production of cones or new whorls of leaves.
Encephalartos cycads - PACSOA Wiki
The many members of the genus Encephalartos are arguably the most diverse, widely distributed and spectacular of all the cycad families and are endemic to the continent of Africa. Their range extends from Nigeria, eight degrees north of the equator to …
Encephalartos ferox | PlantZAfrica - SANBI
Encephalartos ferox G.Bertol. A cycad with dark green, arching, holly-like leaves and striking red cones. The plants are usually single-stemmed or rarely branched with new suckers being produced from the base. The stems are subterranean (although very occasionally stems may be found reaching over a metre in length).
African Cycad Ecology, Ethnobotany and Conservation: A Synthesis
2017年5月1日 · Africa hosts a rich assemblage of cycads: 66 Encephalartos species, Stangeria eriopus and Cycas thouarsii. Most Encephalartos and S. eriopus adults appear to be fire-tolerant, and certain Encephalartos species may be fire-dependent. Four Encephalartos species and S. eriopus are primarily insect-pollinated.
Encephalartos senticosus is described from the Lebombo Range of northern KwaZulu-Natal and Swaziland. Vegetatively it is similar to E lebomboensis Verdoorn with which it was previously confused, but differs in its male cones being stalked instead of sessile with the exposed faces of the microsporophylls drawn out into arooping beaks
Encephalartos kisambo FADEN & BEENTJE, the ‘Voi cycad,’ is a large, stately plant from the Voi region of Kenya (and possibly Tanzania [see below and the article on pp. 6-14, this issue]).
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