Encephalartos afer

Encephalartos afer
CITES Appendix I (CITES)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Gymnospermae
Division: Cycadophyta
Class: Cycadopsida
Order: Cycadales
Family: Zamiaceae
Genus: Encephalartos
Species:
E. afer
Binomial name
Encephalartos afer
Synonyms
  • Cycas afra Thunb.
  • Zamia afra (Thunb.) Thunb.
  • Zamia cycadis L.f.
  • Zamia villosa Gaertn.
  • Encephalartos brachyphyllus Lehm. & de Vriese
  • Encephalartos cycadis Sweet
  • Zamia elliptica Lodd. ex Miq.
  • Encephalartos afer var. brachyphyllus de Vriese
  • Cycas villosa A.DC.
  • Encephalartos afer var. integrifolius Regel
  • Encephalartos afer var. unidentatus Regel
  • Encephalartos caffer

Encephalartos afer, commonly known as the Eastern Cape dwarf cycad, is a species of cycad in the genus Encephalartos. It is a near threatened species native to South Africa.

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