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Cycad Trivia Encephalartos horridus, the Eastern Cape Blue Cycad, has been described as one of the most unusual of all the South African species. It is particularly known for its distinctly blue-grey leaves, although the degree of colouration can vary significantly. The species name “horridus” is Latin for “bristly”, after the plant’s stiff, spiny leaflets.  |
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Karoo Cycad View Details E. lehmannii Price: R 4,500.00 Potted | 
Albany Cycad View Details E. latifrons Price: R 35,000.00 Female | 
Suurberg Cycad View Details E. longifolius Price: R 40,000.00 nmd |
 Encephalartos manikensis (Gorongo Cycad, Gorongowe Cycad) is a species of cycad that is native to Mozambique and Zimbabwe.This Central African cycad is medium sized with green leaves and a trunk height of one to two meters. Discovered in 1937 and described in 1938 by South African botanist Hamish Boyd Gilliland as a variety of the Kenyan species E. gratus, and raised by the same author to the status of species the year after. There is variation is the appearance of the leaves and leaflets, leading to the thinking that there are actually many species in native habitat areas. Taxonomists have concluded that all these different species or varieties are part of what is known as... |
