Encephalartos villosus

Synonymy: Encephalartos villosus f. intermedia , E. niveo-lanuginosus Distribution: Eastern Cape Province, South Africa, through Natal and into Swaziland
Common name: Xhosa—umGuza, umPhanga. Source: M. Bonta & R. Osborne, Cycads in the Vernacular. Conservation status: Not threatened

Mature female in cone

Female cones falling apart

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