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Encephalartos ferox subsp. emersus P.Rousseau, Vorster & A.E.van Wyk [WFO] [IPNI] [POWO]

First published in: Phytotaxa 204(2): 99-115. (2015).

Etymology: From the Latin emersus (‘standing above’ or ‘raised up’), in reference to the emergent stems as well as the vegetated soil mounds raised above the surrounding floodplains on which the plants grow. [source]

Nomenclatural Type Information
Collector and Number: P. Rousseau 1175
Locality: Mozambique, Inhambane , 1 m
Type Location(s): HT:PRE; IT:K, LMA, FTG, PRU

Distribution: Mozambique (Inhambane)

IUCN Red List Conservation Status: Not Evaluated

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References (3)

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Haynes JL. 2022. Etymological compendium of cycad names. Phytotaxa 550 (1) : 1-31. WLoC DOI
Etymology
Rousseau P, Vorster PJ. 2022. Encephalartos ferox subsp. emersus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022: e.T126334693A127333416. 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
Protologue Pages: 99-115
Notes: Protologue description