Encephalartos tegulaneus
| Encephalartos tegulaneus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Cycadophyta |
| Class: | Cycadopsida |
| Order: | Cycadales |
| Family: | Zamiaceae |
| Genus: | Encephalartos |
| Species: | E. tegulaneus |
| Binomial name | |
| Encephalartos tegulaneus Melville | |
Encephalartos tegulaneus, the Kenyan giant cycad, is a species of cycad endemic to Kenya. It occurs in Eastern Province near Embu, Kenya, and on the Matthews Range in Rift Valley Province.[1]
E. tegulaneus ssp. powsii is critically endangered due to overcollecting and a very limited distribution. The other subspecies are not critically endangered.
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