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E. lehmannii (Karoo Cycad) commemorates Prof J.G.C. Lehmann, a German botanist who studied the cycads and published a book on them in 1834. Cycad Trivia
   

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Middelburg Cycad
Middelburg Cycad
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E. middelburgensis

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Suurberg Cycad
Suurberg Cycad
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E. longifolius

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Albany Cycad
Albany Cycad
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E. latifrons

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E. cycadifolius
Winterberg Cycad
E. cycadifoliusEncephalartos cycadifolius is a species of cycad that is native to the Winterberg mountains to the north of Bedford in the Eastern Cape province, South Africa. It is found at elevations from 1,200 to 1,800 meters. It is a slow-growing, single to multi-stemmed cycad, with a stem of 1.0-1.5 x up to 0.25 m. The leaves are dark olive, 0.6-1.0 m. The yellow-orange leaf stalk has a slight spiral twist. The leaflets have no thorns and are attached in a V-shaped formation. Male and female plants usually bear one or two yellow cones covered with grey hair, becoming brown with age. Male cones are 150-200 x 50-80 mm. Female cones are 200-300 x 160-180 mm....

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