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Encephalartos tegulaneus Melville subsp. tegulaneus

First published in: J. E. Afr. Nat. Hist. 88: 35. (1999).

Etymology: From the Latin tegula (‘tile’), referring to the overlapping microsporophylls that resemble roof tiles. [source]

Nomenclature notes: Autonym generated by the publication of Encephalartos tegulaneus subsp. powysii Miringu & Beentje (in J. E. Afr. Nat. Hist. 88: 35. 1999)
Nomenclatural Type Information
Type Location(s): AUT

Distribution: Kenya (Rift Valley)

IUCN Red List Conservation Status: Least Concern

Image Gallery (4 observation records)

Kenya (Rift Valley)

Kenya (Rift Valley)

Kenya (Rift Valley)

Kenya (Samburu)

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2022
Haynes JL. 2022. Etymological compendium of cycad names. Phytotaxa 550 (1) : 1-31.