Zamiaceae

Eastern Cape blue cycad

Encephalartos horridus (Jacq.) Lehm.

Family: Zamiaceae
Genus: Encephalartos

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Common names

By language (5)

Afrikaans: Doringbroodboom, Oos-Kaapse blou-broodboom
Chinese: 粉叶非洲铁
Czech: Píchoš hrozný
English: Eastern Cape blue cycad
Russian: Энцефаляртос ощетиненный

Synonyms

Encephalartos altensteinii var. eriocephalus de Vriese
Encephalartos horridus var. hallianus (de Vriese) Miq.
Encephalartos horridus var. horridus
Encephalartos horridus var. nanus (Lehm.) J.Schust.
Encephalartos horridus var. van-hallii (de Vriese) J.Schust.
Encephalartos nanus Lehm.
Encephalartos van-hallii de Vriese
Zamia aurea hort. ex Miq.
Zamia gleina hort. ex Miq.
Zamia horrida Jacq.
Zamia nana hort. ex Miq.
Zamia nana de Vriese

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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.