Encephalartos brevifoliolatus Vorster (1996:61)
Escarpment cycad, Platorand-broodboom
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Conservation Status
Extinct in the wild (Bösenberg & Donaldson, 2009; Raimondo et al., 2009; Donaldson, 2010; Bösenberg, 2022; POWO, 2024)
Last wild record: 2004 (Donaldson, 2010; Bösenberg, 2022)
IUCN RedList status: Extinct in the Wild
Distribution
near the Blyde River Canyon Nature Reserve, Limpopo Province, South Africa
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Vorster, P. (1996a). Encephalartos brevifoliolatus (Zamiaceae): a new species from the Northern Province. South African Journal of Botany 62(1): 61-64.
Other references:
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Bösenberg, J. D. and Donaldson, J. S. (2009). Encephalartos brevifoliolatus Vorster. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version 2017.1. Accessed on 2017/06/05.
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POWO. (2024). Encephalartos brevifoliolatus Vorster. Plants of the World Online (online resource). Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, United Kingdom. Available at: https://powo.science.kew.org/ [Accessed 4 February 2024]
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