Global InformationEncephalartos kanga information
| Encephalartos kanga | |
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Conservation status
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 Critically Endangered (IUCN 3.1)[1] | |
CITES Appendix I (CITES)[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Gymnospermae |
| Division: | Cycadophyta |
| Class: | Cycadopsida |
| Order: | Cycadales |
| Family: | Zamiaceae |
| Genus: | Encephalartos |
| Species: | E. kanga
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| Binomial name | |
| Encephalartos kanga Pócs & Q.Luke
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Encephalartos kanga, also known as Mnanasi Pori is a species of cycad in the family Zamiaceae. It is native to Tanzania. The plant was formally described as a new species in 2007 by Tamás Pócs and Quentin Luke.
This species is found in Mount Kanga, a hill of the Nguru Mountains in the Mvomero district, Morogoro, Tanzania. They are situated on the southern ridge and south eastern slopes of Mt. Kanga at elevations between 1,000 and 1,300 m (3,300 and 4,300 ft).[3][4]
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
IUCN: Encephalartos kangawas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
Pócs & Luke 2007was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Project, Eastern Arc Mountains & Coastal Forests CEPF Plant Assessment (2009-10-31). "IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: Encephalartos kanga". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 2020-09-04.