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Encephalartos tegulaneus subsp. powysii Miringu & Beentje [WFO] [IPNI] [POWO] [MO]

First published in: J. E. Afr. Nat. Hist. 88: 35. (2000).

Etymology: Honoring Gilfrid Powys, former district officer of Meru District, Kenya, and avid plantsman who introduced the second author to this subspecies. [source]

Nomenclatural Type Information
Collector and Number: B.W. Mirungu 1
Locality: Kenya, Meru District , 23 Nov. 1995
Type Location(s): HT:EA; IT:K

Distribution: Kenya (Eastern)

IUCN Red List Conservation Status: Not Evaluated

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Geographic Distribution

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Kenya (Tharaka Nithi)

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. powysii. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2010: e.T41899A10574721. WLoC DOI
Red List Assessment