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Encephalartos tegulaneus Melville subsp. tegulaneus

Taxon overview

Distribution: Kenya (Rift Valley)

IUCN Red List: Not Evaluated

Nomenclature

Published: J. E. Afr. Nat. Hist. 88: 35 (1999).

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

Type

Same type as: Encephalartos tegulaneus Melville

Collector:
J. Adamson s.n.
Locality:
Kenya, Mathews Range, Mount Lololokwe, about 35 miles north of Isiolo, Kenya
Elevation:
7000 ft.
Date:
5 May 1954
Type location(s):
HT:K; IT:B, BR, EA
Etymology: From the Latin tegula (‘tile’), referring to the overlapping microsporophylls that resemble roof tiles. [source]
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Image Gallery

4 observations · 68 photos

Kenya Rift Valley

3 observations · 45 photos

Kenya Samburu

1 observation · 23 photos

References (2)

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Haynes JL. 2022. Etymological compendium of cycad names. Phytotaxa 550 (1) : 1-31. WLoC DOI
Etymology
Donaldson JS. 2010. Encephalartos tegulaneus subsp. tegulaneus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2010: e.T41913A10592756. WLoC DOI
Red List Assessment