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Encephalartos sclavoi
Encephalartos sclavoi, common name Sclavo's cycad, is a critically endangered cycad in the family Zamiaceae. It is endemic to the Uluguru Mountains of Tanzania, with a population of only ~50 mature plants. Having existed for millions of years, it is often dubbed "living fossils".
Although it has limited use in native Tanzanian society, it has gained popularity among other peoples, partly due to its status as an endangered species.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Encephalartos sclavoi by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
