Cycad Names | Cycadales > Zamiaceae > Encephalartos > Encephalartos lehmannii Lehm.

Encephalartos lehmannii Lehm. [WFO] [IPNI] [POWO] [MO]

First published in: Allg. Gartenzeitung 2(11): 86. (1834). [BHL]

Etymology: Honoring Prof. Johann Georg Christian Lehmann (1792–1860), former director of the botanical gardens in Hamburg, Germany, and researcher of cycads who, a year later, established the genus Encephalartos. [source]

Nomenclature notes: Publ. 15 Mar 1834, also publ. in Nov. Stirp. Pug. [Lehmann] 6: 14 (Apr-early May) 1834
Nomenclatural Type Information
Type Location(s): ?

Taxonomic Synonyms:

Nomenclatural Synonyms:

Distribution: South Africa (E Cape)

IUCN Red List Conservation Status: Vulnerable A2acd+4acd

Leaflet © Esri

Location Privacy Notice: This map is provided to show a rough estimate of the distribution of this species based on georeferenced localities on the WLoC database. The points may not be comprehensive of the species distribution and may contain errors. To protect the precise locations of populations of this highly threatened plant group, coordinates displayed on this map have been denatured to 0.1 degree precision (approximately 11 km accuracy). Map zoom levels are also limited for conservation purposes.

Geographic Distribution

Legend:
Collection Events (1)
Image Gallery (4 observation records)

South Africa (Eastern Cape)

South Africa (Eastern Cape)

South Africa (Eastern Cape)

South Africa (Eastern Cape)

References (17)

Sort by:
Bösenberg JD. 2022. Encephalartos lehmannii. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022: e.T41934A51048152. WLoC DOI
Red List Assessment
Haynes JL. 2022. Etymological compendium of cycad names. Phytotaxa 550 (1) : 1-31. WLoC DOI
Etymology
Sternberg P. 2011. Encephalartos lehmanii in the Wild. Cycad Newslett. 34 (4) : 11-15. WLoC
Haynes JL. 2011. Growing Encephalartos lehmanii in South Florida. Cycad Newslett. 34 (4) : 10. WLoC
Van Buskirk M. 2008. Growing Encephalartos horridus and E. lehmannii in South Texas. Cycad Newslett. 31 (1) : 10. WLoC