Encephalartos ferox "Chongoene"
Curly Leaf Encephalartos ferox from Mozambique

Encephalartos ferox “Chongoene” is the famous rare "curly leaf" form of Encephalartos ferox from Mozambique. Encephalartos ferox “Chongoene” only grows in a limited habitat area near the town of Chongoene, Mozambique.

Note in this photo how the leaves of this mature specimen of Encephalartos ferox “Chongoene” curl under, distinctively, as opposed to the flatter leaf forms of Encephalartos ferox from South Africa, or the wavy leaf forms of Encephalartos ferox from Mozambique.

Note in this photo how the leaves curl under, distinctively, as opposed to the flatter leaf forms from South Africa.