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Encephalartos princeps is a species of cycad that is native to Eastern Cape Province of South Africa.[2]

Encephalartos princeps
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
(unranked):	Gymnosperms
Division:	Cycadophyta
Class:	Cycadopsida
Order:	Cycadales
Family:	Zamiaceae
Genus:	Encephalartos
Species:	E. princeps
Binomial name
Encephalartos princeps R.A.Dyer 2010

Descriptions

It is an arborescent species, with a stem up to 6 m tall, erect, sometimes decumbent or even hanging, of 40–60 cm of diameter.

The leaves, pinnate, arranged in a crown at the apex of the stem, are 100–130 cm long, silvery-green to bluish-green in color, with a 15–26 cm long petiole. They are formed by numerous lanceolate, opposite, 15–19 cm long and 13–20 mm wide leaves, with a leathery consistency, inserted on the rachis with an angle of 45°.

It is a dioecious species; the male specimens usually have 1 to 3 cones, sub-cylindrical, olive-green, 16–26 cm long and 8–10 cm in diameter; female ones have 1 to 3 cones, ovoid, 30–40 cm long, 20–25 cm in diameter.

The seeds are ovoid, 24–26 mm long, covered with a red sarcotesta.[3]

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  trunk
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  Leaves
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  Mature plant

References

External links

• Media related to Encephalartos princeps at Wikimedia Commons
• Data related to Encephalartos princeps at Wikispecies

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Encephalartos princeps  (лат.) — вечнозелёное древовидное растение рода Энцефаляртос (Encephalartos).

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