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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 altensteinii
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 ...
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 arenarius
... 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 ...
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 ...
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 cycadifolius
... 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 ...
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 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 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 ferox
... 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 ...
Encephalartos friderici-guilielmi
... 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 ...
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 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 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 horridus
... 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 ...
Encephalartos inopinus
... 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 ...
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 lanatus
... 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, ...
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 ...