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Cycad Trivia Encephalartos longifolius, also known as the Suurberg Cycad or Thunberg’s Cycad,was the first cycad seen by the early colonists pushing eastwards. This species almost changed the course of South African history, for it nearly killed General Smuts and men of a Boer commando in the Eastern Cape during the Anglo-Boer War. They were poisoned after eating the seeds.  |
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Modjadji Cycad View Details E. transvenosus Price: R 7,000.00 nmd | 
Suurberg Cycad View Details E. longifolius Price: R 9,500.00 nmd | 
Lillie Cycad View Details E. dyerianus Price: R 8,000.00 Plus 4 suckers totalling 19cm |
 Encephalartos 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.... |
