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Encephalartos (Cycad)

Wikipedia Abstract

Encephalartos is a genus of cycad native to Africa. Several species of Encephalartos are commonly referred to as bread trees, bread palms or kaffir bread, since a bread-like starchy food can be prepared from the centre of the stem. The genus name is derived from the Greek words en (within), kephali (head), and artos (bread), referring to the use of the pith to make food. They are, in evolutionary terms, some of the most primitive living gymnosperms.
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Species

Encephalartos aemulans (Ngotshe Cycad) (Critically Endangered)
Encephalartos almasianus
Encephalartos altensteinii (Eastern Cape Cycad) (Vulnerable)
Encephalartos aplanatus (Cycad) (Vulnerable)
Encephalartos arenarius (Alexandria Cycad) (Endangered)
Encephalartos barteri (Cycad) (Vulnerable)
Encephalartos brevifoliolatus (Escarpment Cycad) (Extinct in the wild)
Encephalartos brownii
Encephalartos bubalinus (Lake Natron Cycad)
Encephalartos caffer (Eastern Cape dwarf cycad)
Encephalartos caffrorum
Encephalartos cerinus (Waxen Cycad) (Critically Endangered)
Encephalartos chimanimaniensis (Chimanimani Cycad) (Endangered)
Encephalartos concinnus (Runde Cycad) (Critically Endangered)
Encephalartos crassifolius
Encephalartos cretaceus
Encephalartos cupidus (Blyde River Cycad) (Critically Endangered)
Encephalartos cycadifolius (Winterberg Cycad)
Encephalartos delucanus (Endangered)
Encephalartos dolomiticus (Wolkberg Cycad) (Critically Endangered)
Encephalartos dyerianus (Lillie Cycad) (Critically Endangered)
Encephalartos equatorialis (Critically Endangered)
Encephalartos eugene-maraisii (Waterberg Cycad) (Endangered)
Encephalartos ferox (Zululand cycad) (Attributes)
Encephalartos friderici-guilielmi (Old Man of the Mountains)
Encephalartos ghellinckii (Drakensberg Cycad) (Vulnerable)
Encephalartos glaber
Encephalartos grandis
Encephalartos gratus (Mulanje Cycad) (Vulnerable) (Attributes)
Encephalartos heenanii (Heenan's Cycad) (Extinct in the wild)
Encephalartos heteropterus
Encephalartos hildebrandtii (Mombasa cycad) (Attributes)
Encephalartos hirsutus (Venda Cycad) (Critically Endangered)
Encephalartos horridus (Eastern Cape Blue Cycad) (Endangered)
Encephalartos humilis (Dwarf Cycad) (Vulnerable)
Encephalartos inopinus (Lydenburg Cycad) (Critically Endangered)
Encephalartos ituriensis (Ituri forest cycad) (Vulnerable)
Encephalartos katzeri
Encephalartos kisambo (Voi Cycad) (Critically Endangered)
Encephalartos laevifolius (Kaapsehoop Cycad) (Critically Endangered)
Encephalartos lanatus (Woolly Cycad) (Vulnerable)
Encephalartos lanuginosus
Encephalartos latifrons (Albany Cycad) (Critically Endangered)
Encephalartos laurentianus (Kwango Giant Cycad)
Encephalartos lebomboensis (Lebombo Cycad) (Endangered)
Encephalartos lehmannii (Karoo cycad) (Vulnerable)
Encephalartos lepeschkinei
Encephalartos longifolius (Suurberg Cycad)
Encephalartos mackenii
Encephalartos mackenziei
Encephalartos macrophyllus
Encephalartos macrostrobilus (Endangered)
Encephalartos manikensis (Gorongo Cycad) (Vulnerable) (Attributes)
Encephalartos marunguensis (Marungu Cycad) (Vulnerable)
Encephalartos middelburgensis (Middelburg Cycad) (Critically Endangered)
Encephalartos msinganus (Msinga Cycad) (Critically Endangered)
Encephalartos munchii (Munch's Cycad) (Critically Endangered)
Encephalartos natalensis (Natal Cycad) (Vulnerable) (Attributes)
Encephalartos ngoyanus (Ngoye Cycad) (Vulnerable)
Encephalartos nubimontanus (Blue Cycad) (Extinct in the wild)
Encephalartos paucidentatus (Barberton Cycad) (Vulnerable)
Encephalartos poggei (Kananga Cycad)
Encephalartos princeps (Kei Cycad) (Vulnerable)
Encephalartos pruniferus
Encephalartos pterogonus (Toothed-cone Cycad) (Critically Endangered)
Encephalartos regalis
Encephalartos relictus (Extinct in the wild)
Encephalartos repandus
Encephalartos revolutus
Encephalartos royenii
Encephalartos schaijesii (Vulnerable)
Encephalartos schmitzii (Schmitz's Cycad) (Vulnerable)
Encephalartos sclavoi (Sclavo's Cycad) (Critically Endangered)
Encephalartos senticosus (Jozini Cycad) (Vulnerable)
Encephalartos septentrionalis (Nile cycad)
Encephalartos tegulaneus (Kenyan Giant Cycad)
Encephalartos transvenosus (Modjadji Cycad)
Encephalartos trispinosus (Bushman's River Cycad) (Vulnerable)
Encephalartos turneri (Turner's Cycad)
Encephalartos umbeluziensis (Umbeluzi Cycad) (Endangered)
Encephalartos vandenheckei
Encephalartos villosus (Poor Man's Cycad) (Attributes)
Encephalartos vromii
Encephalartos whitelockii (Cycad) (Critically Endangered)
Encephalartos woodii (Wood's cycad) (Extinct in the wild)

External References

Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0