| Sclavo's cycad | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Gymnospermae |
| Division: | Cycadophyta |
| Class: | Cycadopsida |
| Order: | Cycadales |
| Family: | Zamiaceae |
| Genus: | Encephalartos |
| Species: | E. sclavoi
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| Binomial name | |
| Encephalartos sclavoi De Luca, D.W.Stev. & A.Moretti, 1990
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Encephalartos sclavoi, common name Sclavo's cycad, is a critically endangered[1] cycad in the family Zamiaceae. It is endemic to Tanzania, with a population of only ~50 mature plants.[3]
Description[edit]
Encephalartos sclavoi grows to about 1 metre (3.3 ft) high. The leaves are 170 to 200 centimetres (5.6 to 6.6 ft) long, dark green and semiglossy. Its seed cones are yellow, being 30 to 40 centimetres (12 to 16 in) long and 15 to 20 centimetres (5.9 to 7.9 in) in diameter.
It was described in 1990 by Aldo Moretti, D.W. Stevenson and Paolo Deluca, honoring Jean Pierre Sclavo, a French collector of cycads, who first discovered this species.
References[edit]
- ^ a b Eastern Arc Mountains & Coastal Forests CEPF Plant Assessment Project & Donaldson, J.S. (2017) [errata version of 2010 assessment]. "Encephalartos sclavoi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T41924A114568376. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T41924A10599377.en. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
- ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
- ^ Africa Cycads
External links[edit]
Media related to Encephalartos sclavoi at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Encephalartos sclavoi at Wikispecies
