Cycad Names | Cycadales > Zamiaceae > Encephalartos > Encephalartos msinganus Vorster

Encephalartos msinganus Vorster [WFO] [IPNI] [POWO] [MO]

First published in: S. African J. Bot. 62(2): 67-70. (1996).

Etymology: Referring to its occurrence in the Msinga district, southeastern Natal (now KwaZulu-Natal) Province, South Africa. [source]

Nomenclatural Type Information
Collector and Number: P. Vorster 2949a
Locality: South Africa, Kwazulu-Natal, near Msinga , 18 Apr 1988
Type Location(s): HT:PRE; IT:FTG, K, LE, MO

Distribution: South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal)

IUCN Red List Conservation Status: Critically Endangered B1ab(iii,v); C2a(ii)

References (3)

Comment(s)
2022
Haynes JL. 2022. Etymological compendium of cycad names. Phytotaxa 550 (1) : 1-31.
1996
Vorster PJ. 1996. Encephalartos msinganus (Zamiaceae): a new species from KwaZulu-Natal. S. African J. Bot. 62 (2) : 67-70.
Protologue description
1997
Vorster PJ. 1997. Focus on Encephalartos msinganus. Encephalartos 51 : 4-9.