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Encephalartos middelburgensis Vorster, Robbertse & S.van der Westh. [WFO] [IPNI] [POWO] [MO]

First published in: S. African J. Bot. 55(1): 122-126. (1989).

Etymology: Referring to the Middelburg district, Mpumalanga Province, South Africa, where this species was discovered. [source]

Nomenclatural Type Information
Collector:
P. Vorster, L. Codd, R. Melville 1898b
Locality:
South Africa, Transvaal Province, Farm 'Doornkop', 19 km north of Middelburg, in Olifants River valley
Date:
26 June 1970
Type location(s):
HT:PRE; IT:K

Distribution: South Africa (Mpumalanga)

IUCN Red List: Critically Endangered A2acde; C1

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South Africa (Eastern Cape)

South Africa (Gauteng)

South Africa (Mpumalanga)

South Africa (Mpumalanga)

South Africa (Mpumalanga)

South Africa (Mpumalanga)

South Africa (Mpumalanga)

South Africa (Mpumalanga)

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 middelburgensis. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022: e.T41893A51053128. WLoC DOI
Red List Assessment
Hurter PJH, Glen H. 1995. Encephalartos hirsutus (Zarniaceae): a newly described species from South Africa. S. African J. Bot. 62 (1) : 46-48. WLoC
Comparison
Notes: Compared to E. hirsutus
Robbertse PJ, Vorster PJ, Van der Westhuizen S. 1989. Encephalartos middelburgensis (Zamiaceae): a new species from the Transvaal. S. African J. Bot. 55 (1) : 122-126. WLoC
Protologue Pages: 122-126
Notes: Protologue description