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

First published in: Kew Bull. 12(2): 249, fig. 3. (1957).

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

Nomenclatural Type Information
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

Distribution: Kenya (Eastern, Rift Valley)

IUCN Red List: Least Concern

Phylogenetic placement:

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References (5)

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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. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2010: e.T41911A10591971. WLoC DOI
Red List Assessment
Miringu BW, Beentje H. 1999. Encephalartos tegulaneus subsp. powysii (Zamiaceae): a new cycad in central Kenya. J. E. Afr. Nat. Hist. 88 : 35-39. WLoC
Protologue
Faden RB, Beentje HJ. 1989. Encephalartos kisambo, a new cycad from Kenya, with a note on E. tegulaneus. Utafiti 2 (1) . WLoC
Pages: 8, 10
Notes: Compared to E. kisambo, range extension
Melville R. 1957. Encephalartos in Central Africa. Kew Bull. 12 (2) : 237-257. WLoC
Protologue Pages: 249 Plates: fig. 3
Notes: Protologue description