Zamiaceae
Woolly cycad
Encephalartos lanatus
- Family
- Zamiaceae
- Genus
- Encephalartos
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Common names
By language (3)
- Afrikaans
- Olifantsrivierbroodboom
- Chinese
- 毛非洲铁
- English
- Woolly cycad, Olifants river cycad
Photos
Photo: JMK, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: JMK, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: JMK, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: andy_king50, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Daderot, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification 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.