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Encephalartos lehmannii is a low-growing palm-like cycad in the family Zamiaceae. It is commonly known as the Karoo cycad and is endemic to South Africa. The species name lehmannii commemorates Prof J.G.C. Lehmann, a German botanist who studied the cycads and published a book on them in 1834. This cycad is listed as vulnerable in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
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About the genus · Encephalartos
Encephalartos is a genus of cycad native to Africa. Several species of Encephalartos are commonly referred to as bread trees, or bread palms since a bread-like starchy food can be prepared from the centre of the stem. The genus name is derived from Ancient Greek ἐγκέφαλος, meaning "head", and ἄρτος, meaning "bread", referring to the use of the pith to make food. More on Wikipedia ›
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Photographs: (c) Tony Rebelo, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) (6).
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Other Encephalartos 48 in the reference
Encephalartos aemulans Ngotshe Cycad Photo: CC BY-SA, andy_king50 Encephalartos afer Zamiaceae 
Encephalartos altensteinii Eastern Cape Cycad Photo: CC BY, Henry de Lange
Encephalartos aplanatus Cycad Photo: CC BY-SA, andy_king50
Encephalartos arenarius Alexandria Cycad Photo: CC BY-SA, J Brew
Encephalartos barteri Cycad Photo: CC BY-SA, C T Johansson
Encephalartos bubalinus Lake Natron Cycad Photo: CC BY-SA, Dryas
Encephalartos cerinus Waxen Cycad Photo: CC BY-SA, andy_king50
Encephalartos chimanimaniensis Chimanimani Cycad Photo: CC BY-SA, andy_king50
Encephalartos concinnus Runde Cycad Photo: CC BY-SA, J Brew
Encephalartos cupidus Blyde River Cycad Photo: CC BY-SA, User:BotBln Encephalartos dyerianus Lowveld Cycad all 49 ›Names & registers
Also known as Encephalartos elongatus; Encephalartos lehmannii f. dentatus; Encephalartos lehmannii f. lehmannii; Encephalartos lehmannii f. spinulosus; Encephalartos lehmannii var. lehmannii and 7 more. (GBIF Backbone)
The record
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Where this page came from built 2026-10-22
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