The oldest European cycad in Lednice Greenhouse, Czech Republic. This plant predates the 1845 glasshouse and is estimated to be 300 - 500 years old.
Conservation status
Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1)[1]
CITES Appendix I (CITES)[2]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
Clade:
Tracheophytes
Clade:
Gymnospermae
Division:
Cycadophyta
Class:
Cycadopsida
Order:
Cycadales
Family:
Zamiaceae
Genus:
Encephalartos
Species:
E. altensteinii
Binomial name
Encephalartos altensteinii
Lehm.[3]
Synonyms[3]
Encephalartos marumii de Vriese
Encephalartos regalis W.Bull
Zamia altensteinii (Lehm.) Heynh.
Zamia glabra J.Schust.
Zamia katzeri Regel ex J.Schust.
Zamia vroomanii Gentil
Encephalartos altensteinii is a palm-like cycad in the family Zamiaceae. It is endemic to South Africa. The species name altensteinii commemorates Altenstein, a 19th-century German chancellor and patron of science.[4] It is commonly known as the breadtree, broodboom, Eastern Cape giant cycad or uJobane (Zulu).[5] It is listed as vulnerable due to habitat destruction, use for traditional medicine and removal by collectors.[1]
^ abDonaldson, J.S. (2010). "Encephalartos altensteinii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T41908A10589725. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T41908A10589725.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
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