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Encephalartos cycadifolius

E. cycadifolius mature plant beginning to cone
Common names: Bedford cycad
Family: Zamiaceae

... Xaba Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden April 2009 Encephalartos cycadifolius is a slow-growing, single to ... 150-200 x 50-80 mm. Female cones are 200-300 x 160-180 mm. Encephalartos cycadifolius has a restricted distribution in ... northern and eastern slopes at altitudes of up to 1800 m. Encephalartos cycadifolius is frost- and drought-tolerant and ...

13 / 04 / 2009 | Phakamani Xaba | Kirstenbosch NBG
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Encephalartos arenarius

Encephalartos arenarius
Common names: Alexandria cycad, Kwa Qaba cycad (Eng.); uMphanga wakwa Qaba (Nguni)
Family: Zamiaceae

... Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden Sptember 2008     Encephalartos arenarius is a multi-stemmed cycad with a lead ... green when mature. The seed is shiny red when mature. Encephalartos arenarius is endemic to the Coastal Dune Forest ... by the Curculionid weevil ( Antliarhinus zamiae ). Encephalartos As noted in other cycad species, Encephalartos ...

08 / 09 / 2008 | Phakamani Xaba | Kirstenbosch NBG
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Encephalartos lanatus

Encephalartos lanatus
Common names: Woolly cycad (Eng.)
Family: Zamiaceae

... by the Curculionid weevil ( Antliarhinus zamiae ). Encephalartos E. lanatu s is easily grown from seed. Because ... regularly feed the plant with a generous layer of compost. Encephalartos is Greek for 'bread in head and refers to the ... E. laevifolius , E. humilis and E. friderici-guilielmi . Encephalartos lanatus   is normally a medium-sized, ...

31 / 03 / 2008 | Phakamani Xaba | Kirstenbosch NBG
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Encephalartos friderici-guilielmi

Cones emerging
Common names: white-haired cycad
Family: Zamiaceae

... National Botanical Garden August 2006 The stem of Encephalartos friderici-guilielmi ranges from 400-600 mm in ... the tip but have no teeth on the upper or lower margins. Encephalartos friderici-guilielmi bears the largest number of ... six months before disintegrating to disperse the seeds. Encephalartos friderici-guilielmi occurs in large numbers on ...

14 / 08 / 2006 | John Winter | Kirstenbosch NBG
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Encephalartos paucidentatus

Graceful cycad
Common names: Barberton cycad
Family: Zamiaceae

... Winter Kirstenbosch Botanic Garden July 2006 The stems of Encephalartos paucidentatus are either upright or procumbent ... is therefore assumed that they act as a pollinating agent. Encephalartos Encephalartos paucidentatus is a shade-loving species but can ...

03 / 07 / 2006 | John Winter | Kirstenbosch NBG
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Encephalartos longifolius

Encephalartos longifolius growing in the wild.
Common names: Thunberg's cycad, Suurberg cycad (Eng.); Suurbergbroodboom (Afr.)
Family: Zamiaceae

... The tip terminates in a sharp spine or it can be rounded. Encephalartos longifolius cones are very large and are of the ... 1 (rarely 2) olive-green cones that are 500-600 x 400 mm. Encephalartos longifolius is widely distributed in the ... it has not been conclusively shown that beetles pollinate Encephalartos longifolius , pollinating beetles have been ...

19 / 06 / 2006 | D Bosenberg | Kirstenbosch NBG
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Encephalartos trispinosus

Encephalartos trispinosus
Common names: Bushman`s River cycad
Family: Zamiaceae

Kirstenbosch NBG John Winter Kirstenbosch NBG May 2006 Encephalartos trispinosus developes stems up to 1 x 0.25-0.3 ... pollination of the female cones takes place in April-May. Encephalartos trispinosus is endemic to South Africa and ... so insects could also be responsible for pollination. Encephalartos E. trispinosus is one of the slower-growing ...

15 / 05 / 2006 | John Winter | Kirstenbosch NBG
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Encephalartos villosus

Cone forming
Common names: poor man's cycad
Family: Zamiaceae

... as Swaziland. It is by far the most widespread species of Encephalartos in southern Africa. The plants grow in forests ... slopes which are obviously distributed by these birds. Encephalartos This species responds well to cultivation ... E. villosus is closely related to E. umbeluziensis. Encephalartos villosus  is one of the most common ornamental ...

25 / 04 / 2005 | John Winter | Kirstenbosch NBG
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Encephalartos transvenosus

Modjadji cycad
Common names: Modjadji cycad (Eng.); Modjadji broodboom (Afr.)
Family: Zamiaceae

... the seed is eaten and the kernel is then discarded. Encephalartos This species is one of the most attractive of ... consists of approximately 69 species. As a garden subject, Encephalartos transvenosus , with its glossy dark-green ... garden plant with 1-m long leaves in four to five years. Encephalartos transvenosus Stapf & Burtt Davy 13 ...

14 / 03 / 2005 | John Winter | Kirstenbosch NBG
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Encephalartos altensteinii

Female cones of E. altensteinii
Common names: Eastern Cape cycad, Eastern Cape giant cycad (Eng.), oos-kaapse broodboom (Afr.), umphanga, umguza, isundu (Xhosa)
Family: Zamiaceae

Kirstenbosch NBG John Winter Kirstenbosch NBG November 2004 Encephalartos altensteinii develops into a medium to large ... is closely related to E. natalensis and E. lebomboensis . Encephalartos altensteinii is widely distributed in the ... that regular summer watering will be beneficial. Encephalartos altensteinii, like all other species in the ...

08 / 11 / 2004 | John Winter | Kirstenbosch NBG
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Encephalartos inopinus

E. inopinus (female):Photo: Nat Grobbelaar
Common names: Lydenburg cycad
Family: Zamiaceae

... is recommended as an alternative to ensure their survival. Encephalartos Plants are well suited to temperate and ... slope, as they are often found in nature, to prevent rot. Encephalartos inopinus was originally discovered in 1955 in ... this magnificent and remarkable cycad species. The word Encephalartos comes from the Greek words en = in, cephale = a ...

12 / 07 / 2004 | T Mukoma | Lowveld NBG
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Encephalartos lehmannii

Encephalartos lehmannii : Photo:Nat Grobbelaar
Common names: Karoo cycad
Family: Zamiaceae

... vegetation is not as prone to fire as some grasslands. Encephalartos This cycad is easy to cultivate. It is an ... several cycad species in 1834 and established the genus  Encephalartos. This cycad has been described as the hardiest, ... of this cycad were removed from the wild for cultivation. Encephalartos lehmannii Lehm. 8.1 Encephalartos lehmannii ...

21 / 04 / 2003 | Lou-nita LeRoux | Lowveld NBG
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Encephalartos lebomboensis

Encephalartos lebomboensis: Phot: N Grobbelaar
Common names: Lebombo cycad
Family: Zamiaceae

... For more about the ecology of cycads in general please see Encephalartos horridus . Encephalartos This cycad is suited to tropical and warm ... readily. For more about the pests of cycads, please see Encephalartos horridus When obtaining cycads for your garden, ...

14 / 04 / 2003 | Lou-nita LeRoux | Lowveld NBG
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Encephalartos horridus

E.horridus. Photo Nat Grobbelaar
Common names: Eastern Cape blue cycad, blue cycad
Family: Zamiaceae

... reproduce through suckers that grow from the mother plant. Encephalartos This is a very hardy, adaptable, relatively ... to reduce some of the pressure on wild populations. Encephalartos horridus (Jacq.) Lehm. Encephalartos horridus This cycad is assessed as Endangered ...

07 / 04 / 2003 | Lou-nita LeRoux | Lowveld NBG
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Encephalartos woodii

Encephalartos woodii at Kirstenbosch
Common names: Wood's Cycad (Eng.); Wood-se-broodboom (Afr.)
Family: Zamiaceae

... Notten Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden May 2002 Encephalartos woodii is a very handsome plant. The leaves are ... but mature specimens are often branched at the crown. Encephalartos woodii reaches majestic proportions, up to 6 m ... mass of 2.5 tons. A characteristic that is unique to Encephalartos woodii is that in mature specimens the trunk ...

20 / 05 / 2002 | Alice Notten | Kirstenbosch NBG
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Encephalartos ferox

Encephalartos ferox
Common names: Maputaland cycad, Zululand cycad, Tongaland cycad (Eng.), Maputalandbroodboom, Tongalandbroodboom (Afr.), umthobane, uthobani (Zulu), chihanga (Thonga
Family: Zamiaceae

... long and are a glossy bright orange to red in colour.   Encephalartos ferox is a striking plant occurring in the ... and carry it some distance away before eating the seeds. Encephalartos The Encephalartos ferox is popular in gardens and in the ...

25 / 02 / 2002 | Sharon Turner | Walter Sisulu NBG
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