Encephalartos altensteinii

Encephalartos altensteinii

Taxonavigation

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Regnum: Plantae
Divisio: Cycadophyta
Classis: Cycadopsida
Ordo: Cycadales
Subordo: Zamiineae
Familia: Zamiaceae
Subfamilia: Encephalartoideae
Tribus: Encephalarteae
Subtribus: Encephalartinae
Genus: Encephalartos
Species: Encephalartos altensteinii

Name

Encephalartos altensteinii Lehm.

Etymology

Honours Karl vom Stein zum Altenstein, a 19th century German politician and patron of science

Distribution

Coastal Eastern Cape, to southern KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

References

• Bonta, M. and Osborne, R. (2007). Cycads in the Vernacular - A compendium of local names.

Vernacular names

Afrikaans: Oos-Kaapse broodboom, Oos-Kaapse reusebroodboom, Kafferbrood, Kafferbroodboom
English: Eastern Cape Cycad, Eastern Cape Giant Cycad, Bushman's River Cycad
Español: Cica Espinosa
isiXhosa: umPhanga, iSundu, umGuza

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