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Cycad Trivia 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.  |
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Lillie Cycad View Details E. dyerianus Price: R 18,000.00 nmd | 
Karoo Cycad View Details E. lehmannii Price: R 5,500.00 Potted | 
Alexandria Cycad View Details E. arenarius Price: R 12,500.00 Potted Female |
 E. concinnus is endemic to Zimbabwe and is an extremely hard-to-find cycad, as it does not occur in large numbers in any of its localities, but rather in small, isolated colonies. Described in 1969 by South African botanists R. Allen Dyer and Inez Verdoon, its name means well adjusted or elegant in Latin, due to the neat arrangement of the male cone scales.
This species grows in steep, rocky, misty valleys and woodlands. It is a medium- to large-sized cycad, and grows up to 4 metres in trunk height, often producing multiple trunks and multiple branches. Its straight leaves are dark green in color, with a distinct blue accent for those plants growing in the... |
