Description
"This species resembles E. eugene-maraisii Verdoorn, E. dolomiticus Lavranos & Goode, E. dyerianus Lavranos & Goode, E. lehmannii Lehm., E. princeps R.A. Dyer and E. middelburgensis Vorster et al. in its pungent, stiff, glaucous leaves. It differs from all these species in its decurrent pinnae and glabrous sporophylls with a waxy covering" (1).Range
South Africa: the Northern Transvaal (1).Remarks
I would like to obtain a copy of citation (1); I have only the abstract.Citations
(1) Hurter, P.J.H. and H.F. Glen. 1996. Encephalartos hirsutus (Zamiaceae): A newly described species from South Africa. South African Journal of Botany 62: 46-48.[Encephalartos] [Zamiaceae] [home]
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Last modified on 29-Dec-98