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Encephalartos heenanii R.A.Dyer [WFO] [IPNI] [POWO] [MO]

First published in: Bothalia 10(4): 539-546. (1972).

Etymology: Honoring Denis Heenan (1927–2003) of Swaziland, who recognized it as a distinct species and brought it to the attention of Dr. Robert Allen Dyer, who formally described it. [source]

Nomenclatural Type Information
Collector and Number: D. Heenan s.n., PRE 30904
Locality: Swaziland, Piggs Peak, on Krantzes , September 1969
Type Location(s): HT:PRE; IT:M, PRE, S

Distribution: Eswatini, South Africa (Mpumalanga)

IUCN Red List Conservation Status: Extinct in the Wild

Image Gallery (1 observation records)

South Africa (Mpumalanga)

References (3)

Comment(s)
1972
Dyer RA. 1972. A new species of Encephalartos from Swaziland. Bothalia 10 (4) : 539-546.
Protologue description
2022
Haynes JL. 2022. Etymological compendium of cycad names. Phytotaxa 550 (1) : 1-31.
1994
Hurter PJH. 1994. Focus on Encephalartos heenanii. Encephalartos 40 : 4-7.