Zamiaceae
Encephalartos

Encephalartos bubalinus Melville

First published in Kew Bull. 12: 252 (1957)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is E. Tropical Africa. It is a shrub and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Kenya, Tanzania

Classification

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Publications

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 Tropical East Africa

  • Melville in Kew Bulletin 1957 : 252 (1957).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jun 1, 2016 Bally [10600] Tanzania K000986895 Holotype Yes
Jun 1, 2016 Bally [10600] Tanzania K000986900 Holotype Yes
Jun 1, 2016 Bally [10600] Tanzania K000986898 Type Yes
Jun 1, 2016 Bally [10600] Tanzania K000986896 Holotype Yes
Jun 1, 2016 Bally [10600] Tanzania K000986894 Holotype Yes
Jun 1, 2016 Bally [10600] Tanzania K000986899 Holotype Yes
Jun 1, 2016 Bally [10600] Tanzania K000986897 Type Yes
Jan 1, 2006 Mbago, F.M., et al. [FMM 3395] Tanzania K000396040 No
Jan 1, 2006 Mbago, F.M., et al. [FMM 3395] Tanzania K000396039 No
Gillett, J.B. Kenya K:SPC-26929.000 No

Sources

  • EDGE Gymnosperms

    • EDGE of Existence (Gymnosperms)
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. 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 2025. 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

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images