Zamiaceae
Zululand cycad
Encephalartos ferox
- Family
- Zamiaceae
- Genus
- Encephalartos
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Common names
By language (7)
- Afrikaans
- Mapoetalandbroodboom, Tongalandbroodboom
- Bulgarian
- Жесток енцефалартос
- Chinese
- 刺叶非洲铁, 锐刺非洲铁
- English
- Zululand cycad, Tongaland cycad, Kozi cycad, Maputaland cycad, Tonga cycad
- Shona
- Untopani
- Tsonga
- Chihanga
- Zulu
- UmThobane, Untopani, UThobani
Synonyms
- Encephalartos kosiensis Hutch.
Photos
Photo: tato grasso, CC BY-SA 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Andrea Serio, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: tato grasso, CC BY-SA 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: karentene, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: tato grasso, CC BY-SA 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Hervé Rey, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Michael Wolf, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Hervé Rey, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Michael Wolf, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Hervé Rey, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Joan Burton-Jones, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Hervé Rey, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
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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); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.