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Encephalartos gratus Prain [WFO] [IPNI] [POWO] [MO]

First published in: Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1916: 181. (1916). [BHL]

Etymology: From the Latin gratus (‘pleasing’), apparently referring to the pleasing appearance. [source]

Nomenclatural Type Information
Collector and Number: Davy 417
Locality: Mozambique, Nyasaland, Mt Mlanji
Type Location(s): LT:K
Type notes: Lectotype designated by Melville (1957) in Kew Bull. 12(2): 255.

Nomenclatural Synonyms:

Distribution: Malawi (Mulanje), Mozambique (Zambézia)

IUCN Red List Conservation Status: Vulnerable A4cd

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Geographic Distribution

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Malawi (Mulanje)

Mozambique (Zambézia)

References (7)

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Bösenberg JD. 2022. Encephalartos gratus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022: e.T41916A51055465. WLoC DOI
Red List Assessment
Haynes JL. 2022. Etymological compendium of cycad names. Phytotaxa 550 (1) : 1-31. WLoC DOI
Etymology
Jones DL . 2003. Cycads of the World. Washington D.C.: Smithsonian Institution. WLoC
Description, Etymology
Whitelock LM . 2002. The Cycads. Portland, OR: Timber Press. WLoC
Description, Etymology
Osborne R. 1991. Focus on Encephalartos gratus. Encephalartos 25 : 4-9. WLoC