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Encephalartos aplanatus Vorster

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

Taxon overview

Distribution: Eswatini, Mozambique

IUCN Red List: Vulnerable A2cd; B1ab(iii,v)+2ab(iii,v)

Nomenclature

Published: S. African J. Bot. 62: 57-60 (1996).

Type

Collector:
P. Vorster 2963b
Locality:
Swaziland, NE Swaziland, precise locality withheld
Type location(s):
HT:PRE
Etymology: From the Latin planatus (‘flat’), with the modifying prefix a- (‘not’), referring to the twisted, undulating leaflets. [source]

Phylogenetic placement

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Image Gallery Eswatini State/province not recorded

1 observation · 3 photos

Loffler

2008-09-30 · 3 photos

Loffler, photo 1 Loffler, photo 2 Loffler, photo 3

References (4)

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Haynes JL. 2022. Etymological compendium of cycad names. Phytotaxa 550 (1) : 1-31. WLoC DOI
Etymology
Bösenberg JD. 2022. Encephalartos aplanatus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022: e.T41909A50823418. WLoC DOI
Red List Assessment
Vorster PJ. 1996. Encephalartos apIanatus (Zamiaceae): a new species from Swaziland. S. African J. Bot. 62 (1) : 57-60. WLoC
Protologue Pages: 57-60
Notes: Protologue description
Vorster PJ. 1996. Focus on Encephalartos aplanatus. Encephalartos 46 : 4-8. WLoC