Encephalartos hildebrandtii
Description:
The Mombassa Cycad is found in Kenya and in Tanzania. A flour made from the seeds and stems is used as emergency food, but it is now known that this can cause liver cancer. Photo from the San Diego Zoo.
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- Life (creatures)
- Cellular (cellular organisms)
- Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
- Archaeplastida (plants)
- Chloroplastida (green plants)
- Streptophyta
- Embryophytes
- Tracheophyta (ferns)
- Spermatophytes (seed plants)
- Gymnosperms
- Cycadopsida
- Cycadales (Cycads)
- Zamiaceae (Cycad family)
- Encephalartos (bread tree)
- Encephalartos hildebrandtii (Mombasa Cycad)
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