Encephalartos ferox is a small cycad with a subterranean trunk up to thirty five centimeters wide, found naturally along the southeastern coast of Africa. Its name comes from the Latin word for ferocious, likely a reference to the spine tipped lobes on its leaves, and it is considered one of the most popular cycads in cultivation.
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Source Encephalartos Ferox (Wikidata)
In the Other Atlases
- Also in Geography Atlas: Africa, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Brazil, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Mozambique, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: South Africa, found in there.
Sources
1. Encephalartos Ferox (Wikipedia)
2. Encephalartos Ferox (Wikidata)
Wikidata- Wikidata Q139237 (P225 taxon name)
- Wikidata P141 (IUCN conservation status) claim, entity QID Q139237
Statements section, conservation status (P141)
IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): near threatened.
- Child Taxon Of: Encephalartos, Wikidata P171 (parent taxon)
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