Zamiaceae
Eastern Cape dwarf cycad
Encephalartos afer
- Family
- Zamiaceae
- Genus
- Encephalartos
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Common names
By language (4)
- Afrikaans
- Bosjesmansbrood
- Chinese
- 普通非洲铁, 非洲铁
- English
- Eastern Cape dwarf cycad, E. afer
- Russian
- Энцефаляртос кафрский
Synonyms
- Cycas afra Thunb.
- Cycas caffra Thunb.
- Cycas villosa Herb.Roy. ex A.DC.
- Encephalartos afer var. afer
- Encephalartos brachyphyllus Lehm. & de Vriese
- Encephalartos caffer var. brachyphyllus A.DC.
- Encephalartos caffer var. brachyphyllus Regel
- Encephalartos caffer var. integrifolius Regel
- Encephalartos caffer var. unidentatus Regel
- Encephalartos cycadis Sweet
- Encephalartos verschaffeltii Regel
- Zamia afra Thunb.
- Zamia caffra Thunb.
- Zamia cycadis L.f.
- Zamia elliptica Lodd. ex Miq.
- Zamia villosa Gaertn.
Photos
Photo: tato grasso, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.