Eastern Cape blue cycad (Encephalartos horridus)
Encephalartos horridus is a striking, endangered cycad from South Africa, prized for its unique blue-green, heavily armed, and twisted leaflets, forming a rosette above.
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Synonyms
Encephalartos nanus Lehm.
Encephalartos vanhallii de Vriese
Zamia horrida Jacq.
Zamia tricuspidata K.Koch
Taxonomy
- kingdomPlantae
- divisionTracheophyta
- classCycadopsida
- orderCycadales
- familyZamiaceae
- genusEncephalartos
- speciesEncephalartos horridus