Encephalartos

Japanese: Encephalartos
Encephalartos

…It was first described as a species of the fern genus Encephalartos. There are two genera in Africa: Encephalartos and Stangeria . About 30 species of the former are known from South Africa, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, and Zambia. The trunk is clump-shaped, about 60 cm in diameter, and the leaves have sharp, thorn-like protrusions. …

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Encephalartos" are listed below.

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Japanese:

…初め,シダ類のシシガシラ属の1種として記載された。アフリカにはオニソテツ属Encephalartosとシダソテツ属Stangeriaの2属がある。前者は南ア,コンゴ民主共和国,ケニア,ザンビアに約30種が知られ,幹は径60cmほどの塊状で,葉にはとげ状の鋭い突起がある。…

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