Encephalartos munchii

Encephalartos munchii is a perennial species of cycad in Africa. In English, the species goes by the common name Munch's cycad.[1]

Encephalartos munchii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Gymnosperms
Division: Cycadophyta
Class: Cycadopsida
Order: Cycadales
Family: Zamiaceae
Genus: Encephalartos
Species:
E. munchii
Binomial name
Encephalartos munchii
R.A.Dyer & Verdoorn

Description

The species is dioecious.[1]

It is an arborescent cycad, with an erect stem, up to 1 m tall and 30 cm in diameter, sometimes with secondary stems originating from basal suckers. [2] The leaves, pinnate, arranged in a crown at the apex of the stem, are 1–1.3 m long, supported by a 15-20 cm long petiole, and composed of numerous pairs of lanceolate, coriaceous green leaves, long 15–20 cm, with spiny margin and pungent apex. It is a dioecious species, with male specimens presenting from 1 to 6 sub-cylindrical, erect, 40–65 cm long and 7–9 cm broad, jade green, and female specimens with cylindrical-ovoid cones, generally solitary, 30–50 cm long and 16–20 cm broad, from glaucous green to jade green. The seeds are roughly ovoid, 2.5-3.5 cm long, covered with a scarlet red sarcotesta.[2]

References
  1. "Munch's cycad - Encyclopedia of Life". eol.org. Retrieved 2021-11-04.
  2. "Encephalartos munchii". PlantNET Home Page - National Herbarium of New South Wales. Retrieved 2019-09-17.


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