Encephalartos
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Encephalartos is a genus of cycad native to Africa. Several species of Encephalartos are commonly referred to as bread palms or Kaffir bread since a bread-like starchy food can be prepared from the centre of the stem. All the species of Encephalartos are endangered.
Species and distribution
- Encephalartos aemulans
- Encephalartos altensteini
- Encephalartos aplanatus
- Encephalartos arenarius
- Encephalartos barteri
- Encephalartos brevifoliolatus
- Encephalartos bubalinus
- Encephalartos caffer
- Encephalartos cerinus
- Encephalartos chimanimaniensis
- Encephalartos concinnus
- Encephalartos cupidus
- Encephalartos cycadifolius
- Encephalartos delucanus
- Encephalartos dolomiticus
- Encephalartos dyerianus
- Encephalartos equatorialis
- Encephalartos eugene-maraisii
- Encephalartos ferox
- Encephalartos friderici-guilielmi
- Encephalartos ghellinckii
- Encephalartos gratus
- Encephalartos heenanii
- Encephalartos hildebrandtii
- Encephalartos hirsutus
- Encephalartos horridus
- Encephalartos humilis
- Encephalartos inopinus
- Encephalartos ituriensis
- Encephalartos kisambo
- Encephalartos laevifolius
- Encephalartos lanatus
- Encephalartos latifrons
- Encephalartos laurentianus
- Encephalartos lebomboensis
- Encephalartos lehmannii
- Encephalartos longifolius
- Encephalartos mackenziei
- Encephalartos macrostrobilus
- Encephalartos manikensis
- Encephalartos marunguensis
- Encephalartos middelburgensis
- Encephalartos msinganus
- Encephalartos munchii
- Encephalartos natalensis
- Encephalartos ngoyanus
- Encephalartos nubimontanus
- Encephalartos paucidentatus
- Encephalartos poggei
- Encephalartos princeps
- Encephalartos pterogonus
- Encephalartos schaijesii
- Encephalartos schmitzii
- Encephalartos sclavoi
- Encephalartos senticosus
- Encephalartos septentrionalis
- Encephalartos tegulaneus
- Encephalartos transvenosus
- Encephalartos trispinosus
- Encephalartos turneri
- Encephalartos umbeluziensis
- Encephalartos villosus
- Encephalartos whitelockii
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