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Encephalartos aemulans Vorster [WFO] [IPNI] [POWO] [MO]

First published in: S. African J. Bot. 56(2): 239-243. (1990).

Etymology: From the Latin aemulans (‘equaling’), referring to the similar male and female cones. [source]

Nomenclatural Type Information
Collector and Number: P. Vorster 2951a
Locality: South Africa, Northern Natal, Ngotsche district , 1000 m , Apr 1988
Type Location(s): HT:PRE; IT:FTG, K!, LE, MO

Distribution: South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal)

IUCN Red List Conservation Status: Critically Endangered B1ab(v)+2ab(v)

Image Gallery (1 observation records)

South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal)

References (2)

Comment(s)
1990
Vorster PJ. 1990. Encephalartos aemulans (Zamiaceae), a new species from northern Natal. S. African J. Bot. 56 (2) : 239-243.
Protologue description
1991
Vorster PJ. 1991. Focus on Encephalartos aemulans. Encephalartos 28 : 4-8.