Encephalartos Lehm.

First published in Nov. Stirp. Pug. 6: 3 (1834)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Tropical & S. Africa.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Benin, Cape Provinces, Central African Repu, Ghana, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Accepted Species

Classification

Kew's Tree of Life Explorer

Discover the flowering plant tree of life and the genomic data used to build it.

View the Tree of Life
PAFTOL

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (2001). World Checklist of Seed Plants Database in ACCESS E-F: 1-50919.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • —F.T.A. 6, 2: 346.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Pugill. Pl. 6 : 3 (1834)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Sep 22, 2014 Bull. W. [s.n.] K001092656 Isotype Yes
Sep 22, 2014 Bull, W. [s.n.] K001092655 Type Yes
Mar 1, 2008 Luke, Q.,, Luke, P.A., Festo, L [12015A] Tanzania K000986907 Type Yes
Mar 1, 2008 Luke, Q.,, Luke, P.A., Festo, L [12015A] Tanzania K000986906 Isotype Yes
Jan 1, 1956 Wigg, L.J. [1044] Tanzania K000076197 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1956 Wigg, L.J. [1044] Tanzania K000076198 Type Yes
Wimbush, S.H. Nigeria K:SPC-25801.000 No
Drummond; Hemsley [1372] Tanzania K:SPC-22041.000 No
Uganda K:SPC-34694.000 No
Hildebrandt, J.M. [s.n.] K000076195 Unknown Type Material Yes
K:SPC-18957.000 No
[32067] Uganda K000076196 No
K:SPC-22381.000 No
Meikle, R.D. Nigeria K:SPC-23494.000 No
Keith, D.R. Eswatini K:SPC-19127.000 No
Vorster, P.; Robbertse, P., J. [2944a] South Africa K000076179 Type Yes

Sources

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0
  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0