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Encephalartos middelburgensis Vorster, Robbertse & S.van der Westh. [WFO] [IPNI] [POWO] [MO]

First published in: S. African J. Bot. 55(1): 122-126. (1989).

Etymology: Referring to the Middelburg district, Mpumalanga Province, South Africa, where this species was discovered. [source]

Nomenclatural Type Information
Collector and Number: P. Vorster, L. Codd, R. Melville 1898b
Locality: South Africa, Transvaal Province, Farm 'Doornkop', 19 km north of Middelburg, in Olifants River valley , 26 June 1970
Type Location(s): HT:PRE; IT:K

Taxonomic Synonyms:

Distribution: South Africa (Mpumalanga)

IUCN Red List Conservation Status: Critically Endangered A2acde; C1

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Reference Links (3)

Calculated Reference Reference Links Journal Comment(s)
1989
Robbertse PJ, Vorster PJ, Van der Westhuizen S. 1989. Encephalartos middelburgensis (Zamiaceae): a new species from the Transvaal. S. African J. Bot. 55 (1): 122-126.
South African Journal of Botany
Protologue description
2022
Haynes JL. 2022. Etymological compendium of cycad names. Phytotaxa 550 (1) : 1-31.
Phytotaxa
1995
Hurter PJH, Glen H. 1995. Encephalartos hirsutus (Zarniaceae): a newly described species from South Africa. S. African J. Bot. 62 (1): 46-48.
South African Journal of Botany
Compared to E. hirsutus