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Encephalartos ferox

Encephalartos ferox

Encephalartos ferox

Encephalartos ferox

Encephalartos ferox

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The Maputaland cycad (Encephalartos ferox) belongs to Cycadaceae (the Cycad family). It is a small evergreen tree that is distributed in the south of Mozambique and the north of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa in the southeast of Africa. It grows in coastal sand dunes and forests, and can reach a height of around 1 m. The trunk is often buried underground. The leaves are pinnate compound leaves, and can reach a length of around 2 m, growing in clusters at the top of the stem. The leaflets are around 15 cm long, green and hard, and usually have 2 to 4 spines on each segment. It is dioecious. Female cones are cylindrical to conical in shape, 25-50 cm long and 20-25 cm in diameter, and have no stipe. Male cones are cylindrical, 40-50 cm long and 7-10 cm in diameter, and have a short stipe. The locals collect the starch from the stems and seeds for food.
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Shu Suehiro
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