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

First published in: S. African J. Bot. 62(2): 76-79. (1996).

Etymology: From the Latin senticosus (‘full of thorns’), referring to the spiny leaflet margins. [source]

Nomenclatural Type Information
Collector and Number: P. Vorster 2990
Locality: Swaziland: North-east of Siteki in Mlawula Game Reserve
Type Location(s): HT:PRE; IT:FTG, K, LE, MO

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

IUCN Red List Conservation Status: Vulnerable A2acd

Image Gallery (1 observation records)

Eswatini ()

References (5)

Comment(s)
2000
Claassen I. 2000. Focus on Encephalartos senticosus. Encephalartos 63 : 4-10.
2002
Grobbelaar N. 2002. Cycads, with special reference of the southern African species. Published by the author. 331 p.
2022
Haynes JL. 2022. Etymological compendium of cycad names. Phytotaxa 550 (1) : 1-31.
1996
Vorster PJ. 1996. Encephalartos senticosus (Zamiaceae): a new species from northern K waZulu-Natal and Swaziland. S. African J. Bot. 62 (2) : 76-79.
Protologue description
2002
Whitelock LM. 2002. The Cycads. Portland, OR: Timber Press. 374 p.