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Encephalartos afer (Thunb.) Lehm.

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Taxon overview

Distribution: South Africa (E Cape)

IUCN Red List: Near Threatened A2cd; B2ab(iii,v)

Nomenclature

Current combination: Allg. Gartenzeitung 2(11): 86 (1834). [BHL]

Nomenclatural notes: Publ. 15 Mar 1834, also publ. in Nov. Stirp. Pug. [Lehmann] 6: 14 (Apr-early May) 1834. Epithet spelling corrected according to Art. 61.6. ICN (Madrid).

Type

Same type as its basionym: Cycas afra Thunb.

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Etymology: Referring to its occurrence in the Caffraria (Kaffraria) region of Eastern Cape Province, South Africa, or the “caffres,” as the Xhosa people of that region were called at the time, or both. [source]

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Image Gallery South Africa Eastern Cape

3 observations · 7 photos

van Eeden, W s.n.

Date not recorded · 3 photos

van Eeden, W s.n.

Date not recorded · 2 photos

Calonje, M

2018-08-30 · 2 photos

References (12)