The Eastern Cape giant cycad, Encephalartos altensteinii, also called the breadtree, is a species of palm-like cycad in the family Zamiaceae endemic to South Africa's Eastern Cape region. Long used as a source of starch by local communities, a use reflected in its common name, it is now listed as vulnerable due to a combination of habitat loss, harvesting for traditional medicine and illegal collection by cycad enthusiasts.
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Classification
Relationship to PeopleUsed in Traditional Medicine 1 Living or Extinct Scientific NameEncephalartos altensteinii 3 Conservation Status Connections
Child Taxon Of
Source Wikidata: Eastern Cape Giant Cycad
In the Other Atlases
- Also in Geography Atlas: Africa, found in there.
Sources
1. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ149321, descriptionView the Source 2. GBIF Species API
3. Wikidata: Eastern Cape Giant Cycad
Wikidata- Wikidata P141 (IUCN conservation status) claim, entity QID Q149321
- Child Taxon Of: Encephalartos, Wikidata P171 (parent taxon)
View the Source IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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