Cycad Names | Cycadales > Zamiaceae > Encephalartos > Encephalartos bubalinus Melville

Encephalartos bubalinus Melville [WFO] [IPNI] [POWO] [MO]

First published in: Kew Bull. 12(2): 252, fig. 4. (1957).

Etymology: From the Latin bubalinus (‘buff’), referring to the buff-brown tomentum on the cataphylls and leaf bases. [source]

Nomenclatural Type Information
Collector and Number: Bally 10600
Locality: Tanganyika, Northern Province, between Loliondo and Lake Natron, 2 11'S 35 40'E
Type Location(s): HT:K; IT:B

Distribution: Kenya (Narok), Tanzania (Arusha)

IUCN Red List Conservation Status: Vulnerable D2

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 (2)

References (3)

Sort by: • •
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