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Cycad Trivia The Eastern Cape Giant Cycad (encephalartos altensteinii), is a palm-like cycad that is endemic to South Africa. The species name “altensteinii” commemorates Altenstein, a 19th-century German chancellor and patron of science.  |
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Karoo Cycad View Details E. lehmannii Price: R 4,500.00 Potted | 
Lillie Cycad View Details E. dyerianus Price: R 18,000.00 nmd | 
Alexandria Cycad View Details E. arenarius Price: R 18,000.00 Potted |
 E. cerinus, also known as the waxen cycad, is restricted to a single rocky gorge in the Tugela Ferry area of KwaZulu-Natal at an altitude of 900m. The locality is both hot and dry. Plants are scattered along an almost vertical rock face. It is a dwarf plant with a subterranean stem which may be partly exposed if growing in a rock crevice. Mature stems are 300mm long and 200mm to 250mm in diameter. It suckers or branches sparingly from the base.
E. cerinus has eight to ten leaves, 0.9m to 1.2m long with the median leaflets 13mm to 15mm long and 10mm to 12mm broad. The leaves are held almost vertical to the crown. The petiole or leaf stalk is 120mm to 180mm long and... |
