Accepted Species
First published in: J. S. African Bot. 11(1): 1-3. (1945).
Etymology: Honoring Eugène Nielen Marais (1872–1936), South African naturalist, poet, and writer who lived on a farm in the Waterberg district of northwestern Transvaal where this species grows and who first reported this species to his niece, Dr. Inez Verdoorn, who formally described it. [source]
Haynes, JL. Etymological compendium of cycad names. Phytotaxa 2022;550(1):1-31.
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Distribution: South Africa (Limpopo)
IUCN Red List Conservation Status: Endangered A2ad+4ad; B1ab(v)
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