Encephalartos

Translingual

Etymology

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Proper noun

Encephalartos m

A taxonomic genus within the family Zamiaceae – cycads native to Africa, used for food.

Synonyms

(genus): bread tree, bread palm, kaffir bread

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina - subphylum; Gymnospermae - superclass; Cycadopsida - class; Cycadales - order ; Zamiineae - suborder; Zamiaceae - family; Encephalartoideae - subfamily; Encephalarteae - tribe; Encephalartinae - subtribe

Hyponyms

(genus): Encephalartos friderici-guilielmi - type species

References

Encephalartos on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Encephalartos on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Encephalartos on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Encephalartos at Gymnosperms Database

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