Encephalartos
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Taxonavigation
editTaxonavigation: Zamiineae |
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Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Zamiaceae
Subfamilia: Zamioideae
Tribus: Encephalarteae
Genus: Encephalartos
Species: E. aemulans – E. altensteinii – E. aplanatus – E. arenarius – E. barteri – E. brevifoliolatus – E. bubalinus – E. caffer – E. cerinus – E. chimanimaniensis – E. concinnus – E. cupidus – E. cycadifolius – E. delucanus – E. dolomiticus – E. dyerianus – E. equatorialis – E. eugene-maraisii – E. ferox – E. friderici-guilielmi – E. ghellinckii – E. gratus – E. heenanii – E. hildebrandtii – E. hirsutus – E. horridus – E. humilis – E. inopinus – E. ituriensis – E. kisambo – E. laevifolius – E. lanatus – E. latifrons – E. laurentianus – E. lebomboensis – E. lehmannii – E. longifolius – E. mackenziei – E. macrostrobilus – E. manikensis – E. marunguensis – E. middelburgensis – E. msinganus – E. munchii – E. natalensis – E. ngoyanus – E. nubimontanus – E. paucidentatus – E. poggei – E. princeps – E. pterogonus – E. relictus – E. schaijesii – E. schmitzii – E. sclavoi – E. senticosus – E. septentrionalis – E. tegulaneus – E. transvenosus – E. trispinosus – E. turneri – E. umbeluziensis – E. villosus – E. whitelockii – E. woodii
Name
editEncephalartos Lehm., Nov. Stirp. Pug. [Lehmann] 6: 3. t. 1 ad 5. (1834).
- Type species: Encephalartos friderici-guilielmi Lehm.
Etymology
editFrom the Greek en, in, cephale, head, and artos, bread, in reference to the flour obtained from the trunks of some species by the indigenous tribespeople.
References
edit- 1834. Novarum et Minus Cognitarum Stirpium Pugillus I-X Addita Enumeratione Plantarum Omnium in his Pugillus Descriptarum 6: 3. t. 1 ad 5.
- Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Encephalartos in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Sept. 3. Reference page.
- International Plant Names Index. 2022. Encephalartos. Published online. Accessed: Sept. 3 2022.
- Hill, K.D. Genus Encephalartos https://web.archive.org/web/20150316205919/http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/PlantNet/cycad/enckey.html
- Stevenson, D.W. 1992. A formal classification of the extant cycads. Brittonia 44(222): 222.
- Tropicos.org 2022. Encephalartos. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 3 Sept. 2022.
Vernacular names
editDeutsch: Brotpalmfarne
English: Bread palms, Bread trees, Kaffir bread
español: Palmas Pan, Pan de Kaffir
lietuvių: Galvonis
中文: 非洲蘇鐵
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