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Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects Wikidata item; Appearance. move to sidebar hide. Below is a list of cycad ... List of cycad species by country.
Cycads all over the world are in decline, with four species on the brink of extinction and seven species have fewer than 100 plants left in the wild. [2] 23,420 species of vascular plant have been recorded in South Africa, making it the sixth most species-rich country in the world and the most species-rich country on the African continent.
Cycads / ˈ s aɪ k æ d z / are seed plants that typically have a stout and woody trunk with a crown of large, hard, stiff, evergreen and (usually) pinnate leaves. The species are dioecious, that is, individual plants of a species are either male or female. Cycads vary in size from having trunks only a few centimeters to several meters tall.
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Encephalartos aemulans, the Ngotshe cycad, is a species of cycad endemic to South Africa. It is listed by the IUCN as Critically Endangered and by CITES in Appendix I. Only 100-250 are believed to be left, with a decreasing population trend. Its main threat is collecting of wild specimens. [1]
Encephalartos hildebrandtii is a species of cycad in the Zamiaceae family. [3] It is native to Kenya and Tanzania at elevations from sea level to 600 metres (2,000 ft). [ 4 ] The species is named for the German explorer Johann Maria Hildebrandt .
Encephalartos senticosus is a species of cycad in the family Zamiaceae native to the Lebombo Mountains of Mozambique, Eswatini (Swaziland), and the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa. Prior to its description in 1996, Encephalartos senticosus had been confused with the closely related and sympatric Encephalartos lebomboensis .
The Cycad Pages. Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney. Archived from the original on 2021-03-01. "Bowenia". Cycad Jungle. Archived from the original on 2014-07-14. Gymnosperm Database, Bowenia "Cycad, Zamia Fern Bowenia spectabilis". PlantFiles. Dave's Garden. "Bowenia serrulata". CITES Convention on International Trade of Endangered Species of Wild ...