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Cycad Trivia
South Africa is a global hotspot for cycads with 38 cycad species (37 species of Encephalartos and one species of Strangeria). Cycad Trivia
   

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Suurberg Cycad
Suurberg Cycad
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E. longifolius

Price: R 40,000.00
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Alexandria Cycad
Alexandria Cycad
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E. arenarius

Price: R 12,500.00
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Modjadji Cycad
Modjadji Cycad
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E. transvenosus

Price: R 7,000.00
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E. chimanimaniensis
Chimanimani Cycad
E. chimanimaniensisEncephalartos chimanimaniensis is a species of cycad that was endemic to the Chimanimani Mountain grasslands on the border between Zimbabwe and Mozambique, in areas of high rainfall (over 1,800 mm per annum), and at an altitude of about 1,000 metres above sea level. It is a member of the E. manikensis complex, a group of robust cycads. It is a medium-sized cycad that grows to about 2 metres tall, with a stout erect trunk, occasionally clumping with bright green glossy leaves to about 1.5 metres long, with 1-6 spines on each margin, green cones and red seed-coats. It was initially known as a rare and critically endangered species, only known from a...

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