Encephalartos senticosus

Vorster (1996)

Common names

Jozini cycad.

Taxonomic notes

No data as of 2026-01-14.

Description

"Encephalartos senticosus ... is similar to E. lebomboensis Verdoorn with which it was previously confused, but differs in its male cones being stalked instead of sessile with the exposed faces of the microsporophylls drawn out into drooping beaks instead of raised pyramidally, and the megasporophylls with exposed faces pyramidally raised instead of more or less flat" (Vorster 1996).

Distribution and Ecology

South Africa: the Lebombo Range of northern KwaZulu-Natal and Swaziland (Vorster 1996).

Remarkable Specimens

No data as of 2026-01-14.

Ethnobotany

No data as of 2026-01-14.

Observations

No data as of 2026-01-14.

Remarks

No data as of 2026-01-14.

Citations

Vorster, P. 1996. Encephalartos senticosus (Zamiaceae): A new species from northern KwaZulu-Natal and Swaziland. South African Journal of Botany 62: 76-79.

See also

Africa Cycads provides good photos, distribution maps and descriptions for all African cycads, including Encephalartos.

The World List of Cycads.