Encephalartos ferox G. Bertol.
Zululand cycad
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2/26/2010 · San Diego Zoo, San Diego, California 
2/26/2010 · San Diego Zoo, San Diego, California 
| Kingdom | Plantae | Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae (from Stearn's Botanical Latin) |
| Subkingdom | Tracheobionta | Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients |
| Division | Cycadophyta | All cycads—primitive palm-like plants |
| Class | Cycadopsida | Cycads |
| Order | Cycadales | Living cycads (most are extinct) |
| Family | Zamiaceae | Cycas that are superficially palm- or fernlike |
| Genus | Encephalartos | Bread palms, bread tree, or Kaffir bread because they produce a breadlike starchy food |
| Species | ferox | Ferocious, very thorny |
Encephalartos ferox description by Thomas H. Kent, not updated.
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