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Encephalartos bubalinus Melville

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Taxon overview

Distribution: Kenya (Narok), Tanzania (Arusha)

IUCN Red List: Vulnerable D2

Nomenclature

Published: Kew Bull. 12(2): 252, fig. 4 (1957).

Type

Collector:
Bally 10600
Locality:
Tanganyika, Northern Province, between Loliondo and Lake Natron, 2 11'S 35 40'E
Type location(s):
HT:K; IT:B
Etymology: From the Latin bubalinus (‘buff’), referring to the buff-brown tomentum on the cataphylls and leaf bases. [source]
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Phylogenetic placement

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2 observations · 46 photos

Kenya Narok

1 observation · 29 photos

Tanzania Arusha

1 observation · 17 photos

References (3)

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Haynes JL. 2022. Etymological compendium of cycad names. Phytotaxa 550 (1) : 1-31. WLoC DOI
Etymology
Bösenberg JD. 2010. Encephalartos bubalinus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2010: e.T41941A10606598. WLoC DOI
Red List Assessment
Melville R. 1957. Encephalartos in Central Africa. Kew Bull. 12 (2) : 237-257. WLoC
Protologue Pages: 252 Plates: fig. 4
Notes: Protologue description