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Encephalartos horridus (Jacq.) Lehm.

Eastern cape blue cycad

KingdomPlantaePlants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae
SubkingdomTracheobiontaVascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients
DivisionCycadophytaAll cycads—primitive palm-like plants
ClassCycadopsidaCycads
OrderCycadalesLiving cycads (most are extinct)
FamilyZamiaceaeCycas that are superficially palm- or fernlike
GenusEncephalartosBread palms, bread tree, or Kaffir bread because they produce a breadlike starchy food
Specieshorridus

About plant names...

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Encephalartos horridus var. van-hallii (de Vriese) J.Schust.

Zamia gleina Miq. [Invalid]

Zamia tricuspidata auct.

Zamia nana Miq. [Invalid]

Encephalartos van-hallii de Vriese

Encephalartos horridus var. nanus (Lehm.) J.Schust.

Zamia horrida Jacq.

Encephalartos nanus Lehm.

Zamia aurea Miq. [Invalid]

 

Encephalartos horridus description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 25 May 2020.

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Encephalartos horridus (Eastern cape blue cycad)

2/24/2010 · San Diego (Quail) Botanic Garden, Encinitas, Cali­fornia