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Encephalartos ferox G.Bertol [WFO] [IPNI] [POWO] [MO]

First published in: Mem. Reale Accad. Sci. Ist. Bologna 3: 264-265. (1851). [BHL]

Etymology: From the Latin ferox (‘fierce’), referring to the stiff, pungent leaflets. [source]

Nomenclatural Type Information
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Taxonomic Synonyms:

Distribution: Mozambique (Gaza, Inhambane, Maputo), South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal)

IUCN Red List Conservation Status: Near Threatened A4cd

References (9)

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Donaldson JS, Matimele HA, Raimondo D, Bandeira S, Burrows JE, Darbyshire I, Massingue AO, Timberlake J. 2022. Encephalartos ferox. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022: e.T41943A51054622. WLoC DOI
Red List Assessment
Haynes JL. 2022. Etymological compendium of cycad names. Phytotaxa 550 (1) : 1-31. WLoC DOI
Etymology
Rousseau P, Vorster PJ, Afonso AV, Van Wyk AE. 2015. Taxonomic notes on Encephalartos ferox (Cycadales: Zamiaceae), with the description of a new subspecies from Mozambique. Phytotaxa 204 (2) : 99-115. WLoC DOI URL
Description Pages: 99-115 Plates: 3-9
Nazor C. 2004. Growing Encephalartos ferox in Central Texas. Cycad Newslett. 27 (3) : 10. WLoC
Chemnick J. 2004. Notes on Encephalartos ferox. Cycad Newslett. 27 (3) : 8-9. WLoC