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hildebrandtii

Taxon

Encephalartos hildebrandtii A.Braun & C.D.Bouché

Protologue Index Seminum (B, Berolinensis) 18. 1874BHL pageIPNI
AcceptedGBIF
Least Concern
Encephalartos hildebrandtii--Tanzania. Zanzibar. Jozani Forest to Paje Rd. 17 Jul 04. 006.jpg

Encephalartos hildebrandtii--Tanzania. Zanzibar. Jozani Forest to Paje Rd. 17 Jul 04. 006.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Encephalartos hildebrandtii--Tanzania. Zanzibar. Jozani Forest to Paje Rd. 17 Jul 04. (13).jpg

Encephalartos hildebrandtii--Tanzania. Zanzibar. Jozani Forest to Paje Rd. 17 Jul 04. (13).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Encephalartos hildebrandtii--Tanzania. Zanzibar. Jozani Forest to Paje Rd. 17 Jul 04. 009.jpg

Encephalartos hildebrandtii--Tanzania. Zanzibar. Jozani Forest to Paje Rd. 17 Jul 04. 009.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Encephalartos hildebrandtii--Tanzania. Zanzibar. Jozani Forest to Paje Rd. 17 Jul 04. 001.jpg

Encephalartos hildebrandtii--Tanzania. Zanzibar. Jozani Forest to Paje Rd. 17 Jul 04. 001.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Encephalartos hildebrandtii--Tanzania. Zanzibar. Jozani Forest to Paje Rd. 17 Jul 04. 005.jpg

Encephalartos hildebrandtii--Tanzania. Zanzibar. Jozani Forest to Paje Rd. 17 Jul 04. 005.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Encephalartos hildebrandtii--Tanzania. Zanzibar. Jozani Forest to Paje Rd. 17 Jul 04. 008.jpg

Encephalartos hildebrandtii--Tanzania. Zanzibar. Jozani Forest to Paje Rd. 17 Jul 04. 008.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Encephalartos hildebrandtii--Tanzania. Zanzibar. Jozani Forest to Paje Rd. 17 Jul 04. 003.jpg

Encephalartos hildebrandtii--Tanzania. Zanzibar. Jozani Forest to Paje Rd. 17 Jul 04. 003.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Encephalartos hildebrandtii--Tanzania. Zanzibar. Jozani Forest to Paje Rd. 17 Jul 04. 002.jpg

Encephalartos hildebrandtii--Tanzania. Zanzibar. Jozani Forest to Paje Rd. 17 Jul 04. 002.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Encephalartos hildebrandtii--Tanzania. Zanzibar. Jozani Forest to Paje Rd. 17 Jul 04. 007.jpg

Encephalartos hildebrandtii--Tanzania. Zanzibar. Jozani Forest to Paje Rd. 17 Jul 04. 007.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Encephalartos hildebrandtii. 64574 A--Florida. Fairchild Bot. Gard. IV. 16 Jan 03. 056.jpg

Encephalartos hildebrandtii. 64574 A--Florida. Fairchild Bot. Gard. IV. 16 Jan 03. 056.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Encephalartos hildebrandtii--FL. Fairchild Bot. Gard. 7 Apr 03. 120.jpg

Encephalartos hildebrandtii--FL. Fairchild Bot. Gard. 7 Apr 03. 120.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Encephalartos hildebrandtii--FL. Fairchild Bot. Gard. 7 Apr 03. 113.jpg

Encephalartos hildebrandtii--FL. Fairchild Bot. Gard. 7 Apr 03. 113.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Encephalartos hildebrandtii--FL. Fairchild Bot. Gard. 7 Apr 03. 122.jpg

Encephalartos hildebrandtii--FL. Fairchild Bot. Gard. 7 Apr 03. 122.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Encephalartos hildebrandtii--FL. Fairchild Bot. Gard. 7 Apr 03. 121.jpg

Encephalartos hildebrandtii--FL. Fairchild Bot. Gard. 7 Apr 03. 121.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Encephalartos hildebrandtii--FL. Fairchild Bot. Gard. 7 Apr 03. 112.jpg

Encephalartos hildebrandtii--FL. Fairchild Bot. Gard. 7 Apr 03. 112.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Encephalartos hildebrandtii--FL. Fairchild Bot. Gard. 7 Apr 03. 115.jpg

Encephalartos hildebrandtii--FL. Fairchild Bot. Gard. 7 Apr 03. 115.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Native to Kenya, Tanzania (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 3 occurrences across 2 countries.

Distribution

Distribution from Plants of the World Online (POWO). View the accepted name on POWO

Occurrences

Garden no. 64571B

April 7, 2003

Location

United States, Florida, Miami-Dade County (Coral Gables, Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden)

25.676781, -80.272034

Location Remarks

10901 Old Cutler Rd., Coral Gables

Collectors

No collectors specified

No collection number

July 17, 2004

Location

Tanzania, Zanzibar (Kiembesamaki)

-6.2025, 39.205556

Location Remarks

Jozani Forest to Paje Rd

Collectors

No collectors specified

64574A

January 16, 2003

Location

United States, Florida, Miami-Dade County (Coral Gables, Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden)

25.676781, -80.272034

Location Remarks

10901 Old Cutler Rd., Coral Gables

Collectors

No collectors specified

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Cycadopsida

Order

Cycadales

Family

Zamiaceae

Genus

Encephalartos

Specific Epithet

hildebrandtii

Authorship

A.Braun & C.D.Bouché

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIFWFOPOWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 2.5

Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.

Threat status

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

EDGE score

0.2

Global rank

#825 of 1,090

Top 1,000 globally

This lineage appears to have diverged from its closest living relatives roughly 2 million years ago — a long, lonely branch of the plant tree of life.

Source: Gymnosperms EDGE assessment →