Encephalartos hildebrandtii

Encephalartos hildebrandtii

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 hildebrandtii

Name

Encephalartos hildebrandtii A.Braun & C.D.Bouché, Index Seminum (B, Berolinensis) 1874: 18. 1874.

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Encephalartos villosus f. hildebrandtii (A.Braun & C.D.Bouché) Henn., Gartenflora 39: 238. 1890.
• Heterotypic
  • Encephalartos villosus var. nobilis Anon., Gard. Chron., n.s., 6: 709. 1876.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: East Tropical Africa Kenya, Tanzania. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Bonta, M. & Osborne, R. 2007. Cycads in the Vernacular – A compendium of local names.

Vernacular names

• Afrikaans: Mombasabroodboom
  Aweer: Icheli, Tielle
• English: Mombasa cycad
  Giryama: Kisapo
• Kiswahili: Mgwede, Mapo, Mkamwa, Mkwanga, Msapo
  Sanya: Balacha, Muka

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