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Encephalartos ferox
emersus
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Inhassoro
Photo: Warren McCleland
Inhassoro
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| Frequency: | Very rare and localised |
| Status: | Native |
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| Derivation of specific name: | emersus: raised up, referring to the emergent stems as well as termite mound habitat that emerges above the surrounding floodplain. |
| Habitat: | Low termitaria thickets above seasonally flooded plains. |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Southern Mozambique (Inhambane Province) |
| Mozambique distribution: | GI |
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| Endemic status: | Endemic |
| Red data list status: | Critically Endangered |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Content last updated: | Tuesday 20 March 2018 |
| Literature: |
Burrows, J.E., Burrows, S.M., Lötter, M.C. & Schmidt, E. (2018). Trees and Shrubs Mozambique Publishing Print Matters (Pty), Cape Town. Page 38. (Includes a picture). Darbyshire, I., Timberlake, J., Osborne, J., Rokni, S., Matimele, H., Langa. C., Datizua, C., de Sousa, C., Alves, T., Massingue, A., Hadj-Hammou, J., Dhanda, S., Shah, T., Wursten, B. (2019). The endemic plants of Mozambique: diversity and conservation status Phytotaxa 136 Page 75. Rousseau, P., Vorster, P.J., Afonso, A.V. & van Wyk, A.E. (2015). Taxonomic notes on Encephalartos ferox (Cycadales: Zamiaceae), with the description of a new subspecies from Mozambique Phytotaxa 204(2) |
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External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Encephalartos feroxBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Encephalartos ferox
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Encephalartos ferox
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Encephalartos ferox
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iNaturalist: Encephalartos ferox
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Encephalartos ferox
JSTOR Plant Science: Encephalartos ferox
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Encephalartos ferox
Plants of the World Online: Encephalartos ferox
Tropicos: Encephalartos ferox
Wikipedia: Encephalartos ferox
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