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Encephalartos dolomiticus
... of the plants in the Lowveld National Botanical Garden. Encephalartos dolomiticus is a small to medium-sized cycad, ... were raised based on the following points: species such as Encephalartos cycadifolius , E. ghellinckii , E. heenanii , ... birds, rodents, small mammals and fruit-eating bats. Encephalartos Encephalartos dolomiticus thrives in full ...
Encephalartos hirsutus
... Mnisi Walter Sisulu National Botanical Garden June 2023 Encephalartos hirsutus has an aerial, unbranched stem, up to ... and receive an annual rainfall of 350-650 mm in summer. Encephalartos transvenous is the other cycad occurring ... were raised based on the following points: species such as Encephalartos cycadifolius , E. ghellinckii , E. heenanii , ...
Encephalartos dyerianus
... to allow the insects to enter and to pollinate the cone . Encephalartos Encephalartos dyerianus grows best in full sun but also ... the wounds to form a callus, before potting. The genus Encephalartos was described by the German botanist Johann ...
Encephalartos heenanii
... author thanks Winfred Ngwenya and H.F. Glen for images of Encephalartos heenanii growing in the Lowveld National ... and Parks Agency Threatened Plants Project for images of Encephalartos heenanii growing in habitat. Encephalartos heenanii has an unbranched, erect, single ...
Encephalartos ngoyanus
... are bright red and 29 mm long, 18–20 mm in diameter. Encephalartos ngoyanus occurs naturally in northern ... habitat receives a rainfall of 750–1 000 mm per annum. Encephalartos ngoyanus occurs in grassland and grass fires ... to allow the insects to enter and to pollinate the cone. Encephalartos Encephalartos ngoyanus grows best in dappled ...
Encephalartos nubimontanus
... Ngwenya Lowveld National Botanical Garden August 2020 Encephalartos nubimontanus is a very attractive, ... fleshy covering when ripe. This species is similar to Encephalartos cupidus (Blyde River Cycad), but they differ in ... plant, up to 1 m tall, and has a subterranean stem. Encephalartos nubimontanus used to grow on cliff faces in ...
Encephalartos ghellinckii
... Young plants of this cycad may be confused with Encephalartos cycadifolius , the latter occurs in the Eastern ... summer and very cold with severe frost and snow in winter. Encephalartos ghellinckii occurs in grassland and grassfires ... to allow the insects to enter and to pollinate the cone. Encephalartos Encephalartos ghellinckii is one of the slowest ...
Encephalartos aemulans
... Acknowledgements : images by Willem Froneman, Lowveld NBG. Encephalartos aemulans is a medium-sized cycad. The stem is ... to allow the insects to enter and to pollinate the cone. Encephalartos This cycad grows best in semi-shade or full ... frost and is a fast grower when planted in sandy soil. Encephalartos aemulans is propagated by seed and suckers. ...
Encephalartos msinganus
... images by Willem Froneman, Lowveld NBG. Encephalartos msinganus has an aerially unbranched stem, up ... to allow the insects to enter and to pollinate the cone. Encephalartos This plant grows best in light shade or full ... with deep, well-drained soil and is watered frequently. Encephalartos msinganus is propagated by seed and suckers. ...
Encephalartos latifrons
... Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden January 2016 Encephalartos latifrons develops stems up to 3 m in height ... length with the top half curved or entirely curled back. Encephalartos is a dioecious plant which means that the male ... leaves, which illustrates how slowly this species grows. Encephalartos latifrons occurs in scattered groups in the ...
Encephalartos cupidus
... K.W. Sepheka Pretoria National herbarium January 2015 Encephalartos cupidus is a dwarf cycad with a subterranean ... to break off during May–July to produce about 120 seeds. Encephalartos cupidus occurs within a restricted area of the ... plant is a frost-hardy and drought-tolerant. Species of Encephalartos are pollinated by insects and wind in the wild, ...
Encephalartos eugene-maraisii
... K.W. Sepheka National Herbarium, Pretoria July 2014 Encephalartos eugene-maraisii has a medium-sized to large ... long and 160-200mm in diameter. The female cones of Encephalartos eugene-maraisii do not disintegrate ... are light brown, 35-44mm long and 23-30mm in diameter . Encephalartos eugene-maraisii is closely related to several ...
Encephalartos umbeluziensis
... Herbarium August 2013 Updated March 2019 Encephalartos umbeluziensis is a small cycad with a ... species in that their surface is covered with small knobs. Encephalartos umbeluziensis is often confused with E. ... grower. It grows best in light shade and is frost hardy. Encephalartos species are pollinated by insects in the wild, ...
Encephalartos middelburgensis
... Khutso Sepheka Pretoria National Herbarium July 2013 Encephalartos middelburgensis is a large cycad, with an ... obscured largely by the cataphylls of the stem. Cones of Encephalartos middelburgensis do not disintegrate ... grows well in full sunlight and is frost-hardy. Encephalartos species are pollinated by insects and wind in ...
Encephalartos laevifolius
... Sepheka K.W. Pretoria National Herbarium August 2012 Encephalartos laevifolius has tall stems, often reaching 3 to ... environment in which they are likely to germinate. Encephalartos Encephalartos laevifolius grows relatively slowly and ...
Encephalartos natalensis
... M. S. Mothogoane National Herbarium, Pretoria October 2011 Encephalartos natalensis is an evergreen quick-growing cycad, ... which are about 25-35 mm long and 12-18 mm in diameter. Encephalartos natalensis is endemic to South Africa, ... regularly. The altitude is about 1200 m above sea level. Encephalartos natalensis is not threatened by fire in its ...
Encephalartos senticosus
... in well-drained soil in sunny and partial shade areas. Encephalartos senticosus is a quick-growing cycad, up to 4 m ... to October, each yielding 280-590 bright red seeds. Encephalartos senticosus has a well-defined range, scattered ... they forage on the fleshy pulp which drops off the seed. Encephalartos Encephalartos senticosus grows relatively ...
Encephalartos princeps
... K.W. Sepheka Pretoria National Herbarium August 2011 Encephalartos princeps is a woody plant with about 10-15 ... environment in which they are likely to germinate. Encephalartos Encephalartos princeps survives well in full sun, and is ...
Encephalartos aplanatus
... 13 mm to 15 mm in diameter. The sarcotesta is bright red. Encephalartos aplanatus occurs naturally in the north-eastern ... by beetles of the genus Porthetes (Family: Curculionidae). Encephalartos Encephalartos aplanatus is easily grown from seed. Cycad ...
Encephalartos caffer
... Xaba Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden July 2009 Encephalartos caffer is a single-stem cycad with a woolly ... are a glossy scarlet, occasionally pale pinkish- yellow. Encephalartos caffer occurs in coastal-belt grassland, often ... survives further inland where rainfall is 750 mm or less. Encephalartos caffer grows in rocky grassland slopes and is ...