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Encephalartos kisambo (Voi Cycad)

Synonyms: Encephalartos kanga; Encephalartos voiensis

Wikipedia Abstract

Encephalartos kisambo is a species of cycad in the family Zamiaceae. It is native to Kenya and Tanzania. It is known as the Voi cycad. This species is distributed in the cloud forests of the steep mountain hills at the border of southern Kenya and northern Tanzania. Most grow in misty forest habitat, and some grow on drier rock cliffsides. Some subpopulations are threatened by habitat loss to charcoal production and agriculture, and the species is threatened by overcollection.
View Wikipedia Record: Encephalartos kisambo

Endangered Species

Status: Critically Endangered
View IUCN Record: Encephalartos kisambo

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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0