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Encephalartos barteri Carruth. ex Miq. [WFO] [IPNI] [POWO] [MO]

First published in: Arch. Néerl. Sci. Exact. Nat. 3: 243. (1868).

Etymology: Honoring Charles Barter (1821–1859), collector of the type specimen in northern Nigeria. [source]

Nomenclatural Type Information
Collector and Number: C. Barter 1692
Locality: Nigeria, Jeba. , 1858
Type Location(s): IT:K
Type notes: Type fide Melville, 1957 (Kew Bull. 1957: 243)

Distribution: Benin (Atakora, Borgou, Collines, Donga, Zou), Ghana, Nigeria (Kwara, Plateau), Togo

IUCN Red List Conservation Status: Vulnerable A2cd+4cd

References (3)

Comment(s)
2022
Haynes JL. 2022. Etymological compendium of cycad names. Phytotaxa 550 (1) : 1-31.
1851
Miquel FA. 1851. Noveaux matériaux pour servir á la connaissance des Cycadées. Deuxieme partie. Encephalartos barteri. Arch. Néerl. Sci. Exact. Nat. 3 : 241-246.
Protologue description
1988
Osborne R. 1988. Focus on Encephalartos barteri. Encephalartos 14 : 8-16.