Accepted Species
First published in: Allg. Gartenzeitung 2(11): 86. (1834). [BHL]
Etymology: Referring to its occurrence in the Caffraria (Kaffraria) region of Eastern Cape Province, South Africa, or the “caffres,” as the Xhosa people of that region were called at the time, or both. [source]
Taxonomic Synonyms:
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=
Encephalartos afer
var. integrifolius
,
Trudy Imp. S.-Peterburgsk. Bot. Sada 3(1): 113.
(1874).
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Encephalartos afer
var. unidentatus
,
Trudy Imp. S.-Peterburgsk. Bot. Sada 3(1): 113.
(1874).
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=
Encephalartos brachyphyllus
,
Tijdschr. Natuurl. Gesch. Physiol. 4(4): 414, tt. 6-7.
(1838).
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≡
Encephalartos afer
var. brachyphyllus
,
Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 16(2): 532.
(1868).
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=
Encephalartos verschaffeltii
,
Trudy Imp. S.-Peterburgsk. Bot. Sada 3(1): 111.
(1874).
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=
Zamia cycadis
,
Suppl. Pl.: 443.
(1782).
Nomenclatural Synonyms:
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Cycas afra
,
Nova Acta Regiae Soc. Sci. Upsal. 2: 283-288, t. 5.
(1775).
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Zamia afra
,
Prodr. Pl. Cap. 2: 92.
(1800).
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Encephalartos afer
var. afer
,
Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 16(2): 532.
(1868).
Distribution: South Africa (E Cape)
IUCN Red List Conservation Status:
Near Threatened A2cd; B2ab(iii,v)
Location Privacy Notice: This map is provided to show a rough estimate of the distribution of this species based on georeferenced localities on the WLoC database. The points may not be comprehensive of the species distribution and may contain errors. To protect the precise locations of populations of this highly threatened plant group, coordinates displayed on this map have been denatured to 0.1 degree precision (approximately 11 km accuracy). Map zoom levels are also limited for conservation purposes.
Geographic Distribution
South Africa (Eastern Cape)
South Africa (Eastern Cape)
South Africa (Eastern Cape)
References (12)