Drought resistant
Encephalartos middelburgensis Vorster, Robbertse & S.van der Westh.
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Common names: Middelburg cycad (Eng.)
SA Tree No: 14.3
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Encephalartos lanatus Stapf & Burtt Davy
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Common names: Woolly cycad (Eng.)
SA Tree No: 5.2
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Encephalartos horridus (Jacq.) Lehm.
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Common names: Eastern Cape blue cycad, blue cycad
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Encephalartos cycadifolius (Jacq.) Lehm.
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Common names: Bedford cycad
SA Tree No: 14.14
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Elephantorrhiza elephantina (Burch.) Skeels
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Common names: eland's bean, eland's wattle, elephant's root (Eng.); baswortel, elandsboontjie, leerbossie, looiersboontjie, olifantswortel (Afr.); mupangara (Shona); mositsane (Sotho, Tswana); intolwane (Xhosa, Zulu).
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One of several racemes with open flowers. Flowers open in sequence towards the end of the inflorescence so that not all flowers are open at the same time. This strategy maximises the potential of effective pollination.

Scanning electron microscopy image of the dehisced anther of E. elephantina. Pollen grains are the rugby ball-shaped cells. The lump of cells at the top of the anther (lower left of image) is an anther gland.
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Elaeodendron transvaalense (Burtt Davy) R.H.Archer
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Common names: bushveld saffron (Eng.); bosveldsaffraan, lepelhout (Afr.); iNgwavuma, uMgugudo (Zulu); shimapana (Tsonga); monamane (Northern Sotho)
SA Tree No: 416
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Ekebergia capensis Sparrm.
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Common names: Cape ash, dogplum (E), essenhout (A), mmidibidi (NS), umnyamatsi (SW), nyamaru (Ts)
SA Tree No: 298
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Ekebergia pterophylla (C.DC) Hofmeyr
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Common names: rock ash (Eng.); rotsessenhout (Afr.); maGwedla (Swahili)
SA Tree No: 299
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Dymondia margaretae Compton
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Common names: carpet daisy, silver carpet (Eng.); tapytmadeliefie (Afr.)
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Ehretia rigida (Thunb.) Druce
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Common names: puzzle bush (Eng.); deurmekaarbos (Afr.); umHlele (Zulu); Morobe (Northern Sotho); iBotshane (Xhosa); Mutepe (Venda)
SA Tree No: 657
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