Английская Википедия:Encephalartos hirsutus

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Encephalartos hirsutus is a species of cycad that is native to Limpopo Province of South Africa. It was recorded from three separate localities on south-east-facing quartzite cliffs in the Makuya Nature Reserve bordering the Kruger National Park at elevations ranging from Шаблон:Convert above sea level.

As of 2020, it is assumed there are up to 10 individuals in the wild.

Description

It is an arborescent cycad, with an erect stem, which becomes decumbent in older specimens, up to Шаблон:Convert high and with a diameter of Шаблон:Convert. The leaves, pinnate, arranged in a crown at the apex of the stem, are Шаблон:Convert long, supported by a petiole about Шаблон:Convert long, and composed of numerous pairs of elliptic leaflets and coriaceous, long Шаблон:Convert, with entire margin and thorny apex, fixed on the rachis with an angle of about 40°, reduced to thorns towards the base of the petiole. It is a dioecious species, with male specimens that have from 2 to 5 cylindrical-ovoid cones, erect, about Шаблон:Convert long and Шаблон:Convert broad, and female specimens with 1–3 ovoid cones, about Шаблон:Convert long and Шаблон:Convert broad, of glaucous green color, glabrous. The seeds are coarsely ovoid, Шаблон:Convert long, covered with an orange-red sarcotesta.

Threats

This species has effectively been extirpated in the wild due to over-collecting for ornamental purposes.

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