bread palms
Encephalartos
Encephalartos is a genus of cycad native to Africa. Several species of Encephalartos are commonly referred to as bread trees, bread palms or kaffir bread, since a bread-like starchy food can be prepared from the centre of the stem. The genus name is derived from the Greek words en (within), kephali (head), and artos (bread), referring to the use of the pith to make food. They are, in evolutionary terms, some of the most primitive living...
60 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Maputaland Cycad
speciesEncephalartos ferox
poor man's cycad
speciesEncephalartos villosus
Natal Giant Cycad
speciesEncephalartos natalensis
Eastern Cape giant cycad
speciesEncephalartos altensteinii
Eastern Cape blue cycad
speciesEncephalartos horridus
Modjadji Cycad
speciesEncephalartos transvenosus
Suurberg cycad
speciesEncephalartos longifolius
Karoo cycad
speciesEncephalartos lehmannii
Bushman's River cycad
speciesEncephalartos trispinosus
Encephalartos hildebrandtii
speciesEncephalartos hildebrandtii
Drakensberg Cycad
speciesEncephalartos ghellinckii
Lebombo cycad
speciesEncephalartos senticosus
Alexandria Cycad
speciesEncephalartos arenarius
Encephalartos barteri
speciesEncephalartos barteri
Piet Retief Cycad
speciesEncephalartos lebomboensis
White-Haired Cycad
speciesEncephalartos friderici-guilielmi
Barberton Cycad
speciesEncephalartos paucidentatus
Wood's cycad
speciesEncephalartos woodii
Kei Cycad
speciesEncephalartos princeps
Mulanje Cycad
speciesEncephalartos gratus
Encephalartos manikensis
speciesEncephalartos manikensis
Albany Cycad
speciesEncephalartos latifrons
Dwarf Cycad
speciesEncephalartos humilis
Encephalartos whitelockii
speciesEncephalartos whitelockii
Olifants river cycad
speciesEncephalartos lanatus
Encephalartos laurentianus
speciesEncephalartos laurentianus
Encephalartos tegulaneus
speciesEncephalartos tegulaneus
Eastern Cape dwarf cycad
speciesEncephalartos afer
Kaapsehoop Cycad
speciesEncephalartos laevifolius
Encephalartos umbeluziensis
speciesEncephalartos umbeluziensis
Msinga Cycad
speciesEncephalartos msinganus
Ngotshe Cycad
speciesEncephalartos aemulans
Encephalartos aplanatus
speciesEncephalartos aplanatus
Encephalartos cycadifolius
speciesEncephalartos cycadifolius
Encephalartos turneri
speciesEncephalartos turneri
Nile cycad
speciesEncephalartos septentrionalis
Lillie Cycad
speciesEncephalartos dyerianus
Encephalartos munchii
speciesEncephalartos munchii
Encephalartos kisambo
speciesEncephalartos kisambo
Encephalartos ngoyanus
speciesEncephalartos ngoyanus
Encephalartos sclavoi
speciesEncephalartos sclavoi
Encephalartos ituriensis
speciesEncephalartos ituriensis
Middelburg Cycad
speciesEncephalartos middelburgensis
Waterberg Cycad
speciesEncephalartos eugene-maraisii
Lydenburg Cycad
speciesEncephalartos inopinus
Encephalartos bubalinus
speciesEncephalartos bubalinus
Encephalartos cerinus
speciesEncephalartos cerinus
Encephalartos concinnus
speciesEncephalartos concinnus
Encephalartos natalensis × villosus
hybridEncephalartos natalensis × villosus
Venda Cycad
speciesEncephalartos hirsutus
Encephalartos mackenziei
speciesEncephalartos mackenziei
Encephalartos equatorialis
speciesEncephalartos equatorialis
Chimanimani Cycad
speciesEncephalartos chimanimaniensis
Encephalartos cupidus
speciesEncephalartos cupidus
Escarpment cycad
speciesEncephalartos brevifoliolatus
Encephalartos poggei
speciesEncephalartos poggei
Wolkberg Cycad
speciesEncephalartos dolomiticus
Blue Cycad
speciesEncephalartos nubimontanus
Encephalartos schaijesii
speciesEncephalartos schaijesii
Encephalartos schmitzii
speciesEncephalartos schmitzii
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 129815.