Accepted Species
First published in: Bothalia 8(2): 169-170. (1964).
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] [source]
Haynes, JL. Etymological compendium of cycad names. Phytotaxa 2022;550(1):1-31.
Distribution: South Africa (Limpopo)
IUCN Red List Conservation Status: Critically Endangered A2ad+4ad; B1ab(v)+2ab(v); C2a(i,ii); D
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