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

First published in: S. African J. Bot. 62: 57-60. (1996).

Etymology: From the Latin planatus (‘flat’), with the modifying prefix a- (‘not’), referring to the twisted, undulating leaflets. [source]

Nomenclatural Type Information
Collector and Number: P. Vorster 2963b
Locality: Swaziland, NE Swaziland, precise locality withheld
Type Location(s): HT:PRE

Distribution: Eswatini, Mozambique

IUCN Red List Conservation Status: Vulnerable A2cd; B1ab(iii,v)+2ab(iii,v)

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References (4)

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Bösenberg JD. 2022. Encephalartos aplanatus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022: e.T41909A50823418. WLoC DOI
Red List Assessment
Haynes JL. 2022. Etymological compendium of cycad names. Phytotaxa 550 (1) : 1-31. WLoC DOI
Etymology
Vorster PJ. 1996. Focus on Encephalartos aplanatus. Encephalartos 46 : 4-8. WLoC
Vorster PJ. 1996. Encephalartos apIanatus (Zamiaceae): a new species from Swaziland. S. African J. Bot. 62 (1) : 57-60. WLoC
Protologue Pages: 57-60
Notes: Protologue description