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Accepted Species

Encephalartos afer (Thunb.) Lehm. View taxon in Tropicos.org

Published in: Nov. Stirp. Pug. 6: 14. 1834. View in Biodiversity Heritage Library (Nov. Stirp. Pug. View Publication info in IPNI View Publication info  in Tropicos View Publication info  in TL-2)

Type Information

Type Location(s): BAS: Cycas afra

Nomenclatural notes: As 'caffer', treated as an orthographical variant, Art. 61.6, ICN (Madrid).

Synonyms
Cycas afra Thunb.
Encephalartos afer var. afer
Encephalartos afer var. brachyphyllus (Lehm. & de Vriese) Miq.
Encephalartos afer var. integrifolius Regel
Encephalartos afer var. unidentatus Regel
Encephalartos brachyphyllus Lehm. & de Vriese
Encephalartos verschaffeltii Regel
Zamia afra (Thunb.) Thunb.
Zamia cycadis L.f.

Distribution: South Africa (E Cape)

IUCN Red List Conservation Status: Near Threatened; A2cd; B2ab(iii,v) [Source citation]

Literature

© Copyright 2024. The World List of Cycads, online edition. Edited by Michael Calonje, Dennis Stevenson, and Roy Osborne.

Citation (CSE Style): Calonje M, Stevenson DW, Osborne R. The World List of Cycads, online edition [Internet]. 2013-2024. [cited 2024 Nov 02]. Available from: http://www.cycadlist.org.