Encephalartos hirsutus

Encephalartos hirsutus

Critically endangered, possibly extinct  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Division:Cycadophyta
Class:Cycadopsida
Order:Cycadales
Family:Zamiaceae
Genus:Encephalartos
Species: E. hirsutus
Binomial name
Encephalartos hirsutus
P.J.H. Hurter 1996

Encephalartos hirsutus is a species of cycad that is native to Limpopo Province, South Africa.[2] It was recorded from three separate localities on south-east-facing quartzite cliffs in the Makuya Nature Reserve bordering the Kruger National Park at altitudes ranging from 800 to 1 000 m asl.[3]

References

  1. Donaldson, J.S. (2010). "Encephalartos hirsutus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2010: e.T41889A10570208. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T41889A10570208.en. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
  2. "Encephalartos hirsutus in Tropicos".
  3. "Encephalartos hirsutus (Venda Cycad)". www.iucnredlist.org. Retrieved 2017-08-01.


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