ENCEPHALARTOS MUNCHII

This member of the Zamiaceae family was given this name by Robert Allen Dyer and Verdoorn in 1969. It is only known from a single colony of 17? on the Zembe Mountain in Mozambique and some say one location in Zimbabwe, growing in a well drained soil with quite some water and some to lots of sun. The caudex can grow to 30 centimetres in diameter, the entire plant to 100 centimetres in height. The cones are green.

The name Encephalartos is derived from the Greek. en meaning 'within', kephali meaning 'head' and artos meaning 'bread'. The specific is named after Raymond Munch, 1901 - 1985, a Zimbabwean farmer and plant collector with a particular interest in aloes and cycads, who collected the plant. Another plant in culture from Inaturalist.org (unknown author).