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Encephalartos aemulans Vorster

[WFO] [IPNI] [POWO] [MO]

Taxon overview

Distribution: South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal)

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

Nomenclature

Published: S. African J. Bot. 56(2): 239-243 (1990).

Type

Collector:
P. Vorster 2951a
Locality:
South Africa, Northern Natal, Ngotsche district
Elevation:
1000 m
Date:
Apr 1988
Type location(s):
HT:PRE; IT:FTG, K!, LE, MO
Etymology: From the Latin aemulans (‘equaling’), referring to the similar male and female cones. [source]

Phylogenetic placement

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Image Gallery South Africa KwaZulu-Natal

1 observation · 3 photos

Donaldson, J JD211

1997-11-28 · 3 photos

Donaldson, J JD211, photo 1 Donaldson, J JD211, photo 2 Donaldson, J JD211, photo 3

References (3)

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Bösenberg JD. 2022. Encephalartos aemulans. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022: e.T41765A50822864. WLoC DOI
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Vorster PJ. 1991. Focus on Encephalartos aemulans. Encephalartos 28 : 4-8. WLoC
Vorster PJ. 1990. Encephalartos aemulans (Zamiaceae), a new species from northern Natal. S. African J. Bot. 56 (2) : 239-243. WLoC
Protologue Pages: 239-243
Notes: Protologue description