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Cycad Trivia The binomial name of S. eriopus (Stangers Cycad) comes from the Greek prefix “erio-”, meaning “woolly”, and suffix “-pus”, “footed”, referring to the woolly petiole bases. It was named in honour of William Stanger, a former surveyor-general of Natal.  |
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Karoo Cycad View Details E. lehmannii Price: R 8,500.00 Potted | 
Suurberg Cycad View Details E. longifolius Price: R 40,000.00 nmd | 
Eastern Cape Giant Cycad View Details E. altensteinii Price: R 3,500.00 nmd |
 E. concinnus is endemic to Zimbabwe and is an extremely hard-to-find cycad, as it does not occur in large numbers in any of its localities, but rather in small, isolated colonies. Described in 1969 by South African botanists R. Allen Dyer and Inez Verdoon, its name means well adjusted or elegant in Latin, due to the neat arrangement of the male cone scales.
This species grows in steep, rocky, misty valleys and woodlands. It is a medium- to large-sized cycad, and grows up to 4 metres in trunk height, often producing multiple trunks and multiple branches. Its straight leaves are dark green in color, with a distinct blue accent for those plants growing in the... |
