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Encephalartos ngoyanus I.Verd.

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Taxon overview

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

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

Nomenclature

Published: Fl. Pl. Africa 27: pls 1053-1054 (1949).

Type

Collector:
I. Verdoor & Christian 716; 716b
Locality:
South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, Zululand, Ngoye, on grassy slopes near and among boulders
Type location(s):
?HT:PRE
Etymology: Referring to its type locality in the Ngoye Forest, northeastern Natal (now KwaZulu-Natal) Province, South Africa. [source]

Phylogenetic placement

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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 ngoyanus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022: e.T41920A51051492. WLoC DOI
Red List Assessment
Giddy C. 1990. Focus on Encephalartos ngoyanus. Encephalartos 23 : 4-9. WLoC
Verdoorn IC. 1949. Encephalartos ngoyanus. Fl. Pl. Africa 27 . WLoC
Protologue Pages: pls. 1053-1054 Plates: Pls 1053, 1054
Notes: Protologue description