Encephalartos altensteinii

Encephalartos altensteinii

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Zamiineae
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Divisio: Tracheophyta Divisio: Cycadophyta Classis: Cycadopsida Ordo: Cycadales Subordo: Zamiineae

Familia: Zamiaceae
Subfamilia: Zamioideae
Tribus: Encephalarteae
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
• English: Eastern Cape Cycad, Eastern Cape Giant Cycad, Bushman's River Cycad
• español: Cica Espinosa
• isiXhosa: umPhanga, iSundu, umGuza

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