Encephalartos brevifoliolatus
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| Encephalartos brevifoliolatus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Cycadophyta |
| Class: | Cycadopsida |
| Order: | Cycadales |
| Family: | Zamiaceae |
| Genus: | Encephalartos |
| Species: | E. brevifoliolatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Encephalartos brevifoliolatus Vorster | |
Encephalartos brevifoliolatus, the escarpment cycad, is a cycad in the African genus Encephalartos. It is extinct in the wild.[1] The escarpment cycad is an African plant that was found in South Africa in short grasslands in the very open Protea savanna. These plants are used to growing on large cliffs.
References
- 1 2 Donaldson, J.S. (2010). "Encephalartos brevifoliolatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
External links
- http://www.cycadsociety.org/brevifoliolatus/brevifoliolatus.html
- http://www.iucnredlist.org/apps/redlist/details/41882/0
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