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Cycad Trivia Encephalartos relictus was discovered in 1971 by JJP du Preez on the eastern border of Swaziland near Mozambique. There was only one plant. Du Preez relocated the plant to his farm called Muti Muti, on the eastern slopes of the Lebombo Mountains. The plant has never again been seen in the wild, despite repeated searches of the area.  |
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Karoo Cycad View Details E. lehmannii Price: R 4,500.00 Potted | 
Alexandria Cycad View Details E. arenarius Price: R 18,000.00 Potted | 
Bushman’s River Cycad View Details E. trispinosus Price: R 3,500.00 nmd |
 Encephalartos chimanimaniensis is a species of cycad that was endemic to the Chimanimani Mountain grasslands on the border between Zimbabwe and Mozambique, in areas of high rainfall (over 1,800 mm per annum), and at an altitude of about 1,000 metres above sea level. It is a member of the E. manikensis complex, a group of robust cycads.
It is a medium-sized cycad that grows to about 2 metres tall, with a stout erect trunk, occasionally clumping with bright green glossy leaves to about 1.5 metres long, with 1-6 spines on each margin, green cones and red seed-coats.
It was initially known as a rare and critically endangered species, only known from a... |
