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Cycad Trivia Encephalartos woodii, Wood’s cycad, is famous for being extinct in nature, and for the fact that there is no known female specimen on Earth. It may well be the loneliest plant in the world.  |
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 Encephalartos relictus was discovered in 1971 by J. J. P. 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, bounded by the river Parlota, about 5 km from the border of Mozambique. The plant has never again been seen in the wild, despite repeated searches of the area.
E. relictus has a tall stem up to 2.5 m, 40-45 cm in diameter, with secondary drums originating from baseline suckers. The leaves are pinnate and bluish-green in colour. They are 1-2 m long, supported by a stalk about 15 cm long, and composed of numerous pairs... |
