Cycad Names | Cycadales > Zamiaceae > Encephalartos > Encephalartos ferox subsp. emersus P.Rousseau, Vorster & A.E.van Wyk

Encephalartos ferox subsp. emersus P.Rousseau, Vorster & A.E.van Wyk [WFO] [IPNI] [POWO]

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

Etymology: From the Latin emersus (‘standing above’ or ‘raised up’), in reference to the emergent stems as well as the vegetated soil mounds raised above the surrounding floodplains on which the plants grow. [source]

Nomenclatural Type Information
Collector and Number: P. Rousseau 1175
Locality: Mozambique, Inhambane , 1 m
Type Location(s): HT:PRE; IT:K, LMA, FTG, PRU

Distribution: Mozambique (Inhambane)

IUCN Red List Conservation Status: Critically Endangered B1ab(v)+2ab(v)

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Reference Links (2)

Calculated Reference Reference Links Journal Comment(s)
2015
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.
Phytotaxa
Protologue description
2022
Haynes JL. 2022. Etymological compendium of cycad names. Phytotaxa 550 (1) : 1-31.
Phytotaxa