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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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Albany Cycad View Details E. latifrons Price: R 8,000.00 | 
Natal Giant Cycad View Details E. natalensis Price: R 22,500.00 Double stem (35 X 80) | 
Natal Giant Cycad View Details E. natalensis Price: R 20,000.00 nmd |
 Encephalartos latifrons, also known as the Albany Cycad, occurs in South Africa in the biodiversity hotspot region known as the Maputaland-Pondoland-Albany hotspot, which is an important centre of plant endemism. It is uncertain how widespread or abundant E. latifrons was prior to human settlement, but there are historic records of populations being scattered through the Albany and Bathurst districts of the Eastern Cape Province.It is in a critical state with no natural seed set and continuing decline. Based on plants in collections and studies of matched photographs, the population has declined by >80% over the past 100 years. The area of occupancy is estimated to be 9 km²... |
