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Encephalartos (bread tree)
Taxonomy
Encephalartos was named by Lehmann (1834). It is extant.
It was assigned to Cycadaceae by Knowlton (1919); and to Zamiaceae by Christenhusz et al. (2011).
It was assigned to Cycadaceae by Knowlton (1919); and to Zamiaceae by Christenhusz et al. (2011).
Species
Species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1834 | Encephalartos Lehmann |
| 1919 | Encephalartos Knowlton |
| 2011 | Encephalartos Christenhusz et al. |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
G. Encephalartos Lehmann 1834 [bread tree]
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†Encephalartos cretaceus Lesquereux 1891
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available
Age range: base of the Pliocene to the top of the Pleistocene or 5.33300 to 0.01170 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pliocene - Pleistocene | Congo-Kinshasa | Encephalartos laurenianus (22346) |