Encephalartos

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Encephalartos Lehm.

Kingdom	Plantae	Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta	Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients
Division	Cycadophyta	All cycads—primitive palm-like plants
Class	Cycadopsida	Cycads
Order	Cycadales	Living cycads (most are extinct)
Family	Zamiaceae	Cycas that are superficially palm- or fernlike
Genus	Encephalartos	Bread palms, bread tree, or Kaffir bread because they produce a breadlike starchy food

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

(Encephalartos) · 2/26/2010 · San Diego Zoo, San Diego, California
≈ 8½ × 5½' (2.6 × 1.7 m)

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