Encephalartos chimanimaniensis

Synonymy: None Distribution: Known only from the Chimanimani Mountains on the border between Zimbabwe and Mozambique
Common name: Ronga—chipissana; Ronga & Shona—untopani (palm-like plant); Shona—unguarara (dwarf plant); Tsonga—chihanga (vegetable coal). Source: M. Bonta & R. Osborne, Cycads in the Vernacular. Conservation status: Endangered

Female cone

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