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Encephalartos ngoyanus I.Verd. [WFO] [IPNI] [POWO] [MO]

First published in: Fl. Pl. Africa 27: pls 1053-1054. (1949).

Etymology: Referring to its type locality in the Ngoye Forest, northeastern Natal (now KwaZulu-Natal) Province, South Africa. [source]

Nomenclatural Type Information
Collector and Number: I. Verdoor & Christian 716; 716b
Locality: South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, Zululand, Ngoye, on grassy slopes near and among boulders
Type Location(s): ?HT:PRE

Distribution: Eswatini, Mozambique, South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal)

IUCN Red List Conservation Status: Vulnerable B1ab(iii,v); C2a(i)

References (3)

Comment(s)
1990
Giddy C. 1990. Focus on Encephalartos ngoyanus. Encephalartos 23 : 4-9.
2022
Haynes JL. 2022. Etymological compendium of cycad names. Phytotaxa 550 (1) : 1-31.
1949
Verdoorn IC. 1949. Encephalartos ngoyanus. Fl. Pl. Africa 27 : .
Protologue description