Welcome to Africa Cycads
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Cycad Trivia Cycads are a source of food for many animals. Larvae of certain butterflies and ants eat secretion from the leaves, cattle feed on the leaves, while fruit bats eat the seeds.  |
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New Cycad Arrivals: | ||
Suurberg Cycad View Details E. longifolius Price: R 9,500.00 nmd | 
Modjadji Cycad View Details E. transvenosus Price: R 7,000.00 nmd | 
Natal Giant Cycad View Details E. natalensis Price: R 23,500.00 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... |
