Encephalartos kisambo
| Encephalartos kisambo | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Class: | Cycadopsida |
| Order: | Cycadales |
| Family: | Zamiaceae |
| Subfamily: | Encephalartoideae |
| Tribe: | Encephalarteae |
| Subtribe: | Encephalartinae |
| Genus: | Encephalartos |
| Species: | E. kisambo |
| Binomial name | |
| Encephalartos kisambo Faden & Beentje 1989 [1990] | |
Encephalartos kisambo is a species of cycad in the family Zamiaceae. It is native to Kenya and Tanzania. It is known as the Voi cycad.[1]
This species is distributed in the cloud forests of the steep mountain hills at the border of southern Kenya and northern Tanzania. Most grow in misty forest habitat, and some grow on drier rock cliffsides. Some subpopulations are threatened by habitat loss to charcoal production and agriculture, and the species is threatened by overcollection.[1]
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References
- 1 2 Eastern Arc Mountains & Coastal Forests CEPF Plant Assessment Project & Bösenberg, J.D 2010. Encephalartos kisambo. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2015.2. Downloaded on 06 September 2015.
External links
- Encephalartos kisambo. Tropicos.
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