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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:
D. Heenan s.n., PRE 30904
Locality:
Swaziland, Piggs Peak, on Krantzes
Date:
September 1969
Type location(s):
HT:PRE; IT:M, PRE, S

Distribution: Eswatini, South Africa (Mpumalanga)

IUCN Red List: Extinct in the Wild

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References (4)

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Haynes JL. 2022. Etymological compendium of cycad names. Phytotaxa 550 (1) : 1-31. WLoC DOI
Etymology
Bösenberg JD. 2022. Encephalartos heenanii. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022: e.T41888A51055983. WLoC DOI
Red List Assessment
Hurter PJH. 1994. Focus on Encephalartos heenanii. Encephalartos 40 : 4-7. WLoC
Dyer RA. 1972. A new species of Encephalartos from Swaziland. Bothalia 10 (4) : 539-546. WLoC
Protologue Pages: 539-546
Notes: Protologue description