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Encephalartos horridus, the Eastern Cape blue cycad, [3] is a small, low-growing cycad up to 0.9 m (3.0 ft) high and 0.9 m (3.0 ft) wide. [4] It is a native of Eastern Cape Province, South Africa, and found in arid shrublands, most commonly on ridges and slopes with shallow soils.
Encephalartos is a genus of cycad native to Africa. Several species of Encephalartos are commonly referred to as bread trees , [ 2 ] bread palms [ 3 ] or kaffir bread , [ 4 ] since a bread-like starchy food can be prepared from the centre of the stem.
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Encephalartos cupidus is a species of cycad that is found in the Limpopo ... The seeds are ovoid, 25–35 mm long, 15–20 mm wide, and covered with apricot-colored ...
Encephalartos woodii, Wood's cycad, is a rare cycad in the genus Encephalartos, and is endemic to the oNgoye Forest of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. It is one of the rarest plants in the world, being extinct in the wild with all specimens being clones of the type . [ 2 ]
Encephalartos turneri is a species of cycad that is native to Mozambique. The Encephalartos turneri was discovered by Ian Sutherland Turner in Nampula, Mozambique ...
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This species is dioecious, with male plants bearing spindle-shaped cones that are 15–20 cm long and 4–5 cm wide, brownish-gray in color. Female plants have a roughly cylindrical, solitary cone about 25 cm long and 8–10 cm wide, also brownish-gray. The seeds are approximately ovoid and 2.5-3.5 cm long, covered in light yellow to orange ...