Plants of the Week Advanced Search

Encephalartos humilis

Common names: dwarf cycad (Eng.); dwergbroodboom (Afr.); sijekwane (SiSwati)

Family: Zamiaceae

... abbreviated to I.Verd. Encephalartos is a member of Zamiaceae, a family of cycads whose physical appearance is ... three distinctive families, Cycadaceae, Stangeriaceae and Zamiaceae, with Zamiaceae consisting of 8 genera and 150 described species. ...

23 / 12 / 2024 | Mlondi Sikhosana | KwaZulu-Natal NBG

Encephalartos dolomiticus

Common names: Wolkberg cycad (Eng.); Wolkberg-broodboom (Afr.)

Family: Zamiaceae

... are grouped into 3 families: Cycadaceae, Stangeriaceae and Zamiaceae. Currently there are about 343 species of cycad ... of all the cycad families (Cycadaceae, Stangeriaceae and Zamiaceae). South Africa is one of the global cycad hotspots ...

04 / 12 / 2023 | Lungisani Zondi | Walter Sisulu NBG

Encephalartos hirsutus

Common names: Venda cycad (Eng.); Venda-broodboom (Afr.)

Family: Zamiaceae

... grouped into 3 families: Cycadaceae , Stangeriaceae and Zamiaceae. Currently there are about 343 species of cycad ... of all the cycad families (Cycadaceae, Stangeriaceae and Zamiaceae). South Africa is one of the global cycad hotspots ...

12 / 06 / 2023 | Lungisani Zondi | Walter Sisulu NBG

Encephalartos dyerianus

Common names: Lillie’s Cycad, Lowveld Cycad (Eng.); Broodboom, Lillie-se-broodboom, Lillie-broodboom (Afr.)

Family: Zamiaceae

... are grouped into 3 families: Cycadaceae, Stangeriaceae and Zamiaceae. Currently there are about 343 species of cycad ... with 38 species in the genus Encephalartos , of the family Zamiaceae, and 1 species of Stangeria . South Africa also has ...

12 / 09 / 2022 | Lungisani Zondi | Walter Sisulu NBG

Encephalartos heenanii

Common names: woolly cycad (Eng.), wollerige broodboom (Afr.)

Family: Zamiaceae

... are grouped into 3 families: Cycadaceae, Stangeriaceae and Zamiaceae. Currently there are about 343 species of cycad ... with 38 species in the genus Encephalartos, of the family Zamiaceae, and 1 species of Stangeria . South Africa also has ...

03 / 01 / 2022 | Lungisani Zondi | Walter Sisulu NBG

Encephalartos ngoyanus

Common names: Ngoye dwarf cycad (Eng.)

Family: Zamiaceae

... are grouped into 3 families: Cycadaceae, Stangeriaceae and Zamiaceae. Currently there are about 343 cycads recognized ... 38 species, all in the genus Encephalartos of the family Zamiaceae, and one Stangeria. South Africa also has the most ...

08 / 03 / 2021 | Lungisani Zondi | Walter Sisulu NBG

Encephalartos nubimontanus

Common names: blue cycad, cloud mountain cycad (Eng.); bloubroodboom (Afr.), isigciki-somkhovu (isiZulu); gebeleweni (siSwati)

Family: Zamiaceae

17 / 08 / 2020 | Winfred Velephi Ngwenya | Lowveld NBG

Encephalartos ghellinckii

Common names: Drakensberg cycad (Eng.); drakensbergbroodboom (Afr.); isidawu (Zul.); umguza (Xho.)

Family: Zamiaceae

... are grouped into 3 families: Cycadaceae, Stangeriaceae and Zamiaceae. Currently there are about 343 cycads recognized ... cycads, all in the genus Encephalartos of the family Zamiaceae, and one Stangeria. South Africa also has the most ...

09 / 03 / 2020 | Lungisani Zondi | Walter Sisulu NBG

Encephalartos aemulans

Common names: Ngotshe cycad (Eng.); ngotshe-broodboom (Afr.)

Family: Zamiaceae

... are grouped into 3 families: Cycadaceae, Stangeriaceae and Zamiaceae. Currently there are about 343 cycads recognized ... of cycads, all in the genus Encephalartos of the family Zamiaceae, and one Stangeria. In the absence of cones, it is ...

16 / 09 / 2019 | Lungisani Zondi | Walter Sisulu NBG