Encephalartos horridus (Eastern cape blue cycad)

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Encephalartos horridus (Jacq.) Lehm.

Eastern cape blue cycad

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
Species	horridus

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Zamia tricuspidata auct.

Zamia nana Miq. [Invalid]

Zamia horrida Jacq.

Zamia gleina Miq. [Invalid]

Zamia aurea Miq. [Invalid]

Encephalartos van-hallii de Vriese

Encephalartos nanus Lehm.

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

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

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

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