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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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Natal Giant Cycad View Details E. natalensis Price: R 11,500.00 nmd | 
Karoo Cycad View Details E. lehmannii Price: R 4,500.00 Potted | 
Kaapsehoop Cycad View Details E. laevifolius Price: R 18,500.00 Potted |
 Encephalartos msinganus occurs in a small area in the Msinga district, in the drainage area of the Buffels River, which runs into the Tugela, east of Tugela Ferry, KwaZulu-Natal province, South Africa. It grows in short grassland on steep north-facing slopes, usually amongst boulders in scrub clumps. Plants are less commonly found on sandstone cliff faces, more or less in direct sunlight. Unconfirmed reports suggest that plants growing on different aspects had slight differences in leaf morphology.
The trunks are well developed, often sprouting from the bases to form clumps. The trunk is erect but usually leaning to some extent, up to 3m tall and about 350mm thick,... |
