Encephalartos dolomiticus, the Wolkberg cycad, is a critically endangered species of cycad. It is only found in the Wolkberg at elevations of 1100âÂÂ1500 meters. The area is near Penge in southeastern Limpopo Province, South Africa.
It's a tree-like cycad, growing up to 2 m tall and 40 cm wide at its base, often with additional shoots sprouting from the bottom. Its bluish leaves form a crown at the top, reaching 60âÂÂ80 cm in length, sometimes twisted. The lance-shaped leaflets, 12âÂÂ17 cm long, angle oppositely along the rachis at 45ð, with smooth margins and occasional small teeth on the lower side. The straight petiole has small spines. It's a dioecious species, with green ovoid male cones, 35âÂÂ50 cm long and 10 cm wide. Female cones, 30âÂÂ45 cm long and 18âÂÂ25 cm wide, are of similar shape, with up to three growing on each plant. The macrosporophylls have a warty surface. Seeds are oblong, 30âÂÂ35 mm long, covered by a yellow sarcotesta.