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Encephalartos sclavoi A.Moretti, D.W.Stev. & De Luca [IPNI] [POWO] [MO]

First published in: Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 57: 156-161. (1990).

Etymology: Honoring Jean-Pierre Sclavo of France, well-known student and collector of cycads, who first recognized it as a new species and provided material to the authors for its description. [source]

Nomenclatural Type Information
Collector and Number: Sclavo 2
Locality: Tanzania. Tanga District, Gologolo, near Lushoto , 4 Jan 1986
Type Location(s): HT:K; IT:MO

Distribution: Tanzania (Tanga)

IUCN Red List Conservation Status: Critically Endangered B1ab(iii,v)+2ab(iii,v); D

Image Gallery (3 observation records)

Tanzania (Kilimanjaro)

Tanzania (Tanga)

Tanzania (Tanga)

References (6)

Comment(s)
2010
Broome T. 2010. Growing Encephalartos sclavoi in Central Florida. Cycad Newslett. 33 (2) : 19.
2022
Haynes JL. 2022. Etymological compendium of cycad names. Phytotaxa 550 (1) : 1-31.
2004
Haynes JL. 2004. Taxonomic history, morphologic and phylogenetic affinities, habitat and conservation status of Encephalartos sclavoi A. Moretti, D.W.Stev. & De Luca. Cycad Newslett. 33 (2) : 10-16.
2010
Hennell K. 2010. Encephalartos sclavoi on Shogo mountain. Cycad Newslett. 33 (2) : 18.
1994
Slabbert R, Hurter PJH. 1994. Focus on Encephalartos sclavoi. Encephalartos 37 : 4-8.
1990
Stevenson DW, Moretti A, De Luca P. 1990. A new species of Encephalartos (Zamiaceae) from Tanzania. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 57 : 156-161.