Encephalartos trispinosus (Hook.) R.A.Dyer
Bushman’s river 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 | trispinosus | |
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Encephalartos trispinosus description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 25 May 2020.
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