First published in: Sp. Pl. [Linnaeus] 2: 1118. (1753).

Taxonomic Synonyms:

• = Zamia pungens L.f., Hort. Kew. [W. Aiton] 3: 478. (1789).
  
  ≡ Encephalartos pungens (L.f.) Lehm., Allg. Gartenzeitung 2(11): 86. (1834).
  
  ≡ Macrozamia tridentata var. pungens (Willd.) J.Schust., Pflanzenr. (Engler) IV.1(Heft 99): 93. (1932).