Welcome to Africa Cycads
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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).  |
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Bushman’s River Cycad View Details E. trispinosus Price: R 3,500.00 nmd | 
Eastern Cape Blue Cycad View Details E. horridus Price: R 4,500.00 Potted | 
Natal Giant Cycad View Details E. natalensis Price: R 20,000.00 nmd |
 Encephalartos aplanatus is a shade-loving cycad that closely resembles E. villosus. The leaflets of E. aplanatus, however, tend to be wider than those of E. villosus and the two species are also geographically separated. It occurs naturally in the north-eastern part of Swaziland in the shade of deciduous trees, in fairly dry ravine forest. Only one colony is known to exist. E. aplanatus is easy to grow but is not common in cultivation.
This species usually has a single subterranean stem with an exposed apex. Unlike E. villosus, E. aplanatus does not sucker. It usually produces 2 to 8 erect, arching leaves up to 3.5 m long which sag... |
