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Cycad Trivia Encephalartos nubimontanus, the Blue Cycad, (Latin: “nubis”, black, and “montanus”, mountain) used to occur in the Drakensberg. It was originally known from 66 plants, but only 8 were counted in a 2001 survey and none could be found in a 2004 survey, despite very careful searching.  |
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 Encephalartos gratus is a robust medium-large cycad that grows in the Mulanje mountains of Malawi and Mozambique. This species occurs on steep to precipitous slopes in gorges near streams, frequently in rock-crevices with no apparent soil. Usually subject to intense insolation, it nevertheless survives occasional brief submersion in heavy floods in areas with abundant rainfall (1000-1750 mm per year, mainly summery precipitation). Specimens are sometimes met with in savanna forest and less often in dense forest with rich soil. The temperatures regularly reach 35 to 38° C. In savanna the plants are usually defoliated by the annual grass-fires, but survive. Female plants... |
