Etymology
Accepted Species
Taxon overview
Distribution: South Africa (Limpopo)
IUCN Red List:
Critically Endangered
A2ad+4ad; B1ab(v)+2ab(v); C2a(i,ii); D
Nomenclature
Published: Bothalia 8(2): 169-170 (1964).
Type
- Collector:
- R. A. Dyer, I. C. Verdoorn, & L. E. W. Codd 5788
- Locality:
- South Africa, Transvaal Province, Lydenburg District, Kromellenboog about 1 mile east of Asbestos mine on south facing krans
- Type location(s):
- HT:PRE; IT:B, LMA, M, NBG, PRE, S, SRGH
Etymology: From the Latin opinus (‘expected’), with the modifying prefix in- (‘not’), referring to “[t]he coincidence of the discovery of an ‘unexpected’ new species of Encephalartos and on a farm with the name ‘Onverwagt’ [‘unexpected’ in Dutch]” (Dyer 1964).[15]
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Phylogenetic placement
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