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Encephalartos ferox G.Bertol subsp. ferox

Taxon overview

Distribution: Mozambique (Gaza, Inhambane, Maputo), South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal)

IUCN Red List: Not Evaluated

Nomenclature

Published: Phytotaxa 204(2): 99-115 (2015).

Nomenclatural notes: Autonym generated by E. ferox subsp. emersus

Type

Same type as: Encephalartos ferox G.Bertol

Type location(s):
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Etymology: From the Latin ferox (‘fierce’), referring to the stiff, pungent leaflets. [source]

Phylogenetic placement

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7 observations · 42 photos

Mozambique State/province not recorded

1 observation · 4 photos

Baptista, OJ s.n.

2013-09-02 · 4 photos

Baptista, OJ s.n., photo 1 Baptista, OJ s.n., photo 2 Baptista, OJ s.n., photo 3 Baptista, OJ s.n., photo 4

Mozambique Gaza

2 observations · 21 photos

Baptista, OJ s.n.

Date not recorded · 5 photos

Baptista, OJ s.n., photo 1 Baptista, OJ s.n., photo 2 Baptista, OJ s.n., photo 3 Baptista, OJ s.n., photo 4 +1

Mozambique Inhambane

3 observations · 14 photos

Baptista, OJ s.n.

2013-09-03 · 1 photo

Baptista, OJ s.n., photo 1

Mann, GJ s.n.

2013-01-02 · 2 photos

Mann, GJ s.n., photo 1 Mann, GJ s.n., photo 2

South Africa KwaZulu-Natal

1 observation · 3 photos

Donaldson, J JD207

1997-11-27 · 3 photos

Donaldson, J JD207, photo 1 Donaldson, J JD207, photo 2 Donaldson, J JD207, photo 3

References (3)

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Haynes JL. 2022. Etymological compendium of cycad names. Phytotaxa 550 (1) : 1-31. WLoC DOI
Etymology
Donaldson JS, Matimele HA, Raimondo D, Bandeira S, Burrows JE, Darbyshire I, Massingue AO, Timberlake JR. 2022. Encephalartos ferox subsp. ferox. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022: e.T126334549A128386060. WLoC DOI
Red List Assessment
Rousseau P, Vorster PJ, Afonso AV, Van Wyk AE. 2015. Taxonomic notes on Encephalartos ferox (Cycadales: Zamiaceae), with the description of a new subspecies from Mozambique. Phytotaxa 204 (2) : 99-115. WLoC DOI URL
Description Pages: 99-115 Plates: 3, 5A-B & 7C-D
Notes: Autonym generaed