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Encephalartos imbricans

Vorster et Heibloem 1995

Common names

Taxonomic notes

Description

"Encephalartos imbricans... is a large arborescent plant, with leaflets mostly strongly incubously overlapping. The strobili are green and glabrous; the megastrobilus is ovoid, shortly pedunculate, with the surfaces of the bullae wrinkled; the microstrobili emerge in succession, being narrowly ovoid, long-pedunculate, with the surfaces of the bullae smooth" (Vorster and Heibloem 1995).

Distribution and Ecology

Uganda (Vorster and Heibloem 1995).

Remarkable Specimens

No data as of 2023.03.03.

Ethnobotany

Observations

Remarks

Citations

Vorster, P. and P. Heibloem. 1995. Encephalartos imbricans (Zamiaceae): A new species from Uganda. Novon 5: 388-394.

See also

Last Modified 2023-03-03