Description
"Encephalartos msinganus ... resembles E. natalensis R.A. Dyer & Verdoorn in its similar male cones and especially its verrucose female cones, but differs in its much narrower pinnae (16-20 versus 25-45 mm). It resembles E. senticosus Vorster vegetatively and in its similar male cones, but differs in the verrucose instead of smooth exposed faces of the megasporophylls" (1).Range
South Africa: the Tugela Ferry area in northern KwaZulu-Natal (1).Citations
(1) Vorster, P. 1996. Encephalartos msinganus (Zamiaceae): A new species from KwaZulu-Natal. South African Journal of Botany 62: 67-70.[Encephalartos] [Zamiaceae] [home]
This page is from the Gymnosperm Database
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Edited by Christopher J. Earle
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Last modified on 29-Dec-98