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Encephalartos transvenosus
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Encephalartos transvenosus is a palm-like cycad in the family Zamiaceae, with a localized distribution in Limpopo, South Africa. Its common names, Modjadji's cycad or Modjadji's palm,[3] allude to the female dynasty of the Lobedu people, the Rain Queens, whose hereditary name is Modjadji. The queen resides near a valley (of late a nature reserve) which is densely forested with these cycads, which they protected and hold sacred.[3] The species name transvenosus refers to the fine network of veins between the main veins. These can be seen when the leaf is held up to the light.[4]
Quick Facts Modjadji cycad, Conservation status ...
Modjadji cycad | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Gymnospermae |
Division: | Cycadophyta |
Class: | Cycadopsida |
Order: | Cycadales |
Family: | Zamiaceae |
Genus: | Encephalartos |
Species: | E. transvenosus |
Binomial name | |
Encephalartos transvenosus Stapf & Burtt-Davy | |
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