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Cycad Trivia Encephalartos eugene-maraisii is endemic to South Africa, where it is limited to Limpopo. It is known as the Waterberg cycad. The species was named for South African naturalist Eugène Marais.  |
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 Encephalartos brevifoliolatus, the escarpment cycad, is extinct in the wild and survives only in collections. This is a strictly protected plant, one of the rarest in the world. It was found in South Africa in short grasslands in the very open Protea savanna. These plants were used to growing on large cliffs.
The stems of Encephalartos brevifoliolatus are well developed, usually unbranched but often suckering from the base to form clumps of up to 6 stems. The stem is erect but often leaning to some extent or even hanging from cliffs. Stems are up to 2.5m tall and 250mm to 300mm thick and covered by relatively small remains of leaf bases which are often charred from... |
