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Widdringtonia cedarbergensis

Widdringtonia cedarbergensis in habitat
Common names: Clanwilliam cedar, Cape cedar (Eng.); Clanwilliamseder, sederboom (Afr.)
Family: Cupressaceae

... for fires with the need to conserve existing adult cedars. Widdringtonia The Clanwilliam cedar is propagated from seed ... Cedar web links: http://www.cederberg.co.za The genus Widdringtonia was named after Edward Widdrington, a Royal ... means 'of the Cederberg'. There are three species of Widdringtonia , namely  W. nodiflora (= W. cupressoides  ...

23 / 06 / 2003 | Alice Notten | Kirstenbosch NBG
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Widdringtonia nodiflora

Growing in Kirstenbosch
Common names: mountain cedar, mountain cypress ( Eng.); bergsipres (Afr.)
Family: Cupressaceae

... Burnt trees usually resprout from the base after a fire. Widdringtonia The mountain cedar is propagated from seed sown ... a good container plant and ornamental tree. The genus Widdringtonia was named after Edward Widdrington, a Royal ... The genus contains only three species, the others being Widdringtonia schwarzii   (the Willowmore cedar), and the ...

20 / 03 / 2006 | Roger Oliver | Kirstenbosch NBG
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Widdringtonia schwarzii

Growing in habitat
Common names: Baviaanskloof cedar, Willowmore cedar (Eng.); Baviaanskloofseder (Afr.)
Family: Cupressaceae

... Project Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden April 2007 Widdringtonia schwarzii is much larger than its cousin W. ... round. Seeds are black-brown, ovoid and broadly winged. Widdringtonia schwarzii occurs in the Baviaanskloof and Kouga ... any substantial size are confined to remote rocky kloofs. Widdringtonia Treat the seeds of Widdringtonia schwarzii with ...

23 / 04 / 2007 | C Cowell | Millennium Seed Bank Partnership
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