Encephalartos ferox
COMMON NAME | Holly Leaf Cycad,
Zululand Cycad, Kozi Cycad, Tongaland Cycad |
TYPE | Cycad |
FAMILY | Zamiaceae |
NOTES | Named from the Latin
word ferocious, likely from the spine-tipped lobes on the leaves of the
plant. |
GEOGRAPHIC REGION | Southern Mozambique and the northern
parts of the Natal district of South Africa |
NATIVE HABITAT | Can be found very
close to the ocean on white beach sand, often growing near other vegetation
on the sand dunes. |
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