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Encephalartos ferox G.Bertol subsp. ferox

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

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

Nomenclature notes: Autonym generated by E. ferox subsp. emersus
Nomenclatural Type Information
Type Location(s): AUT

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

IUCN Red List Conservation Status: Not Evaluated

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Mozambique (Gaza)

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Mozambique (Inhambane)

Mozambique (Inhambane)

South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal)

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