Encephalartos pterogonus is a species of cycad that is native to Mount Mruwere (Monte Urueri) and adjacent mountains in the Manica province of Mozambique.

[1] This cycad has an upright stem, reaching up to 1.5 m in height and about 40 cm in diameter, sometimes producing additional stems from suckers at its base.

Each leaf consists of several pairs of dark green lanceolate leaflets, typically 15-18 cm long.

Female specimens have 2-3 roughly cylindrical cones, 35–40 cm long and 16-18 cm wide, in bright green color.

The seeds are roughly ovoid, 28–35 mm long, and have an orange-red sarcotesta covering when ripe.