Encephalartos latifrons at Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden
Conservation status
Critically Endangered (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. latifrons
Binomial name
Encephalartos latifrons
Lehm.
Albany Cycad (Encephalartos latifrons) distribution
Encephalartos latifrons (known as the Albany Cycad) is a species of cycad that is native to Eastern Cape province in South Africa at elevations of 200 and 600 metres.[3]
^Donaldson, J.S. (2010). "Encephalartos latifrons". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T41892A10571584. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T41892A10571584.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
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