Editing Encephalartos laurentianus

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[[File:Encephalartos_laurentianus.jpg|frame|Figure 1. ''E. laurentianus'']]
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===Conservation Status:===
Near Threatened

===Common Names:===
Kwango Giant Cycad<br/>

===Distribution & Habitat:===
Endemic to the rainforest valleys of the Kwango River,
in the south-west Democratoc Republic of Congo, and northern Angloa.
It grows in shady humid rainforest thru to exposed sandstone.

===Description:===
A massive cycad (by far the largest Encephalartos) with stems up to 15m tall (50 feet),
one metre across (3 feet), vigorously suckering, and leaves up to 7m (22 feet) long,
with dark green leaflets.

===Culture:===
Sunny, moist, but well drained position. Likes lots of water in
the growing season. An extremely fast grower,
putting out up to 5 flushes a year.
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[[File:Encephalartos_laurentianus02.jpg|frame|Figure 2. ''E. laurentianus'' with male cones]]
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===Contributed by: ===
Peter Heibloem, [https://cycadgardens.com.au/ '''Cycad Gardens'''] (Figure 1&2)<br/>


===External Links:===
[https://www.cycadlist.org/taxon.php?Taxon_ID=317 World List], 
[https://www.iucnredlist.org/details/full/41949/0 IUCN],
[https://www.jstor.org/action/doBasicSearch?Query=Encephalartos+laurentianus JSTOR],
[https://www.trebrown.com/plant_info.php?species=Encephalartos+laurentianus Trebrown]
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[https://www.flickr.com/search/?q=Encephalartos+laurentianus Flickr],
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