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

First published in: S. African J. Bot. 62(1): 61-64. (1996).

Etymology: From the Latin brevis (‘short’) and foliola (‘leaflet’), referring to the shorter leaflets that distinguish it from E. laevifolius. [source]

Nomenclatural Type Information
Collector and Number: P. Vorster 2984
Locality: South Africa, Transvaal, precise locality withheld , 1300 m , 14 May 1990
Type Location(s): HT:PRE; IT:K

Distribution: South Africa (Limpopo)

IUCN Red List Conservation Status: Extinct in the Wild

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South Africa (Limpopo)

References (3)

Comment(s)
2022
Haynes JL. 2022. Etymological compendium of cycad names. Phytotaxa 550 (1) : 1-31.
1996
Vorster PJ. 1996. Encephalartos brevifoliolatus (Zamiaceae): a new species from the Northern Province. S. African J. Bot. 62 (1) : 61-64.
Protologue description
1996
Vorster PJ. 1996. Focus on Encephalartos brevifoliolatus. Encephalartos 47 : 4-7.