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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. Cycad Trivia
   

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Modjadji Cycad
Modjadji Cycad
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E. transvenosus

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Gorongo Cycad
Gorongo Cycad
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E. manikensis

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Natal Giant Cycad
Natal Giant Cycad
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E. natalensis

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E. ngoyanus
Ngoye Dwarf Cycad
E. ngoyanusEncephalartos ngoyanus, the Ngoye dwarf cycad, is a cycad growing to 1 m in height. The species has two discrete distribution areas, one in KwaZulu-Natal, the other in Swaziland and southern Mozambique. The habitat is grassland, often among rocks and forest margins, particularly the Ngoye forest for which the species has been named. Rainfall in this region is high, from 750 mm to 1000 mm per annum. Veld fires stimulate coning in the plants, but too frequent fires have brought threat to the species, as does illegal plant collecting. E. ngoyanus is rare and considered vulnerable in its habitat in the twenty first century. This species has a comparatively slow...

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