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Encephalartos sp. nov. 'Malawi'

 

 

Taxonomy & Nomenclature

Synonym/s: Encephalartos sp. Greenway 6283

 

Conservation Status

Extinct (Golding & Hurter, 2003:514)

Last (and only) record: 10 October 1941 (Golding & Hurter, 2003:510)

 

"The only EX taxon recorded for Africa is Taxon A, from Malawi, which appears to have been extirpated because of habitat degradation and development. Four expeditions to the collection area have failed to rediscover it."

(Golding & Hurter, 2003:514)

 

Distribution

Miombo woodland in the vicinity of Blantyre, southern Malawi

 

Biology & Ecology

 

 

Hypodigm

 

 

Media

 

 

References

Golding, Janice S. and Hurter, P. Johan H. (2003). A Red List account of Africa's cycads and implications of considering life-history and threats. Biodiversity & Conservation 12(3): 507-528. https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1022472801638

https://vanishingflora.proboards.com/thread/1998/encephalartos-sp-malawi

 

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