Encephalartos barteri is a species of cycad that is native to Benin, Ghana, Nigeria, and Togo.
Description This species is dioecious, meaning it has separate male and female plants. The male cones are spindle-shaped, yellow, and measure 8–23 cm long and 3–5 cm in diameter. They have broad, rhombic-shaped microsporophylls. The female cones are ovoid, green, and larger, measuring 15–35 cm long and 8–15 cm in diameter. Their macrosporophylls have a warty surface. The seeds are oblong, 20–30 mm long, 18–23 mm wide, and covered by a red sarcotesta.
Range Encephalartos barteri occurs:
near Tokkos, Plateau State, central Nigeria (Encephalartos barteri ssp. allochrous) between Jebba and Ilorin in Nigeria Borgou Department and near Savalou in Benin Volta River watershed, Ghana Togo
References External links Media related to Encephalartos barteri at Wikimedia Commons Data related to Encephalartos barteri at Wikispecies