Encephalartos

Encephalartos

▪ plant genus
 a genus of 65 species of palmlike cycads (family Zamiaceae), native to central and southern Africa and grown elsewhere as conservatory and house plants. The genus includes both tuberous and columnar varieties; they sometimes have spiny foliage. A breadlike food is prepared from the starchy centre of the stem of the bread palm (E. caffer). Most species of Encephalartos are endemic to small areas, and, because of their popularity in horticulture, many of these already uncommon species have been collected to the point of near extinction.

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  • encephalartos — n. any of numerous cycads of the genus {Encephalartos} having stout cylindrical trunks and a terminal crown of long, often spiny pinnate leaves. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Encephalartos — Lehm. (Brotpalme), Gattung der Cykadazeen, palmenähnliche Gewächse mit 2–3 m hohem, gepanzertem Stamm, paarig gefiederten Wedeln und meist großen Zapfen. Etwa zwölf Arten in Afrika, besonders in der Osthälfte. E. Altensteinii Lehm., in Südafrika …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Encephalartos — Brotpalmfarne Encephalartos ferox Systematik Überabteilung: Samenpflanzen (Spermatophyta) …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Encephalartos — Taxobox name = Encephalartos image width = 250px image caption = Encephalartos lebomboensis regnum = Plantae divisio = Cycadophyta classis = Cycadopsida ordo = Cycadales familia = Zamiaceae genus = Encephalartos genus authority = Lehm.… …   Wikipedia

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  • encephalartos — noun any of numerous cycads of the genus Encephalartos having stout cylindrical trunks and a terminal crown of long often spiny pinnate leaves • Hypernyms: ↑cycad • Member Holonyms: ↑genus Encephalartos * * * ə̇nˌsefəˈlärd.əs noun Etymology: New… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Encephalartos — ID 30288 Symbol Key ENCEP Common Name N/A Family Zamiaceae Category Gymnosperm Division Cycadophyta US Nativity Cultivated, or not in the U.S. US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution N/A Growth Habit N/A …   USDA Plant Characteristics

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