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Encephalartos trispinosus (Hook.) R.A.Dyer [WFO] [IPNI] [POWO] [MO]

First published in: J. S. African Bot. 31(2): 112-116, pl. 20. (1965).

Etymology: From the Latin tri- (‘three’) and spinosus (‘spines’), referring to the median leaflets (typically) having two marginal spines and a terminal spine. [source]

Nomenclatural Type Information
Type location(s):
BAS: E. horridus var. trispinosus
Basionym:
Encephalartos horridus var. trispinosus Hook.

Distribution: South Africa (E Cape)

IUCN Red List: Vulnerable A2acd+4acd; B1ab(iii,v)+2ab(iii,v)

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South Africa (Eastern Cape)

South Africa (Eastern Cape)

South Africa (Eastern Cape)

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