Distribution Map

Encephalartos umbeluziensis

                   
                   
               
gebeleweni
Gebelweni
sijekwane
siphezane
(Encephalartos umbuluzensis)

Zamiaceae   

Eswatini Red List status (2005): CR A1acdA2cB1B2abcde

As at April 2024, 6 herbarium specimens, 6 photo records, 8 visual observations

IUCN Red List: EN B1ab(iii,v)+2ab(iii,v); C1 (2020)

Global Distribution: Endemic to Lebombo subcentre, Maputaland centre of endemism
Found within protected areas: Mlawula
Flora Protection Act: Schedule A
Cultural uses
Other uses

Description (Compton's Flora of Swaziland*):
Encephalartos umbeluziensis - “Stemless”; trunk covered with leaf-bases, drawn down into soil by contractile roots so that leaves rise from ground-level. Leaves 1—2 m long, sometimes more; leaflets sparingly toothed, attached by narrow base, middle 20—25 cm long x I ,5 cm wide. Female cones orange, seeds scarlet, c 3,8 cm long x 2,5 cm diam.

* Where species names have changed, these have been matched according to herbarium specimens quoted in this publication.

Notes:
Global distribution information: southern Africa includes southern Mozambique and southern Zimbabwe.
Restricted distribution has been based on an estimated extent of occurence of less than 100 000 km2 and/or an estimated area of occupancy of 100 km2, based on geo-referenced GBIF and iNaturalist data.