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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.
Encephalartos horridus (Jacq.) Lehm. endemic [5] Encephalartos humilis I.Verd. endemic [5] Encephalartos inopinus R.A.Dyer, endemic [5] Encephalartos laevifolius Stapf & Burtt Davy, indigenous [5] Encephalartos lanatus Stapf & Burtt Davy, endemic [5] Encephalartos latifrons Lehm. endemic [5] Encephalartos lebomboensis I.Verd. indigenous [5]
Encephalartos aemulans; Encephalartos afer; Encephalartos altensteinii; Encephalartos arenarius; Encephalartos brevifoliolatus; Encephalartos cerinus; Encephalartos ...
The seeds are angular, with the inner coat hardened and the outer coat fleshy. They are often brightly colored, with 2 cotyledons. One subfamily, the Encephalartoideae, is characterized by spirally arranged sporophylls (rather than spirally orthostichous), non-articulate leaflets and persistent leaf bases. It is represented in Australia, with ...
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 ]
Experts agree that seed oils are also preferable to animal-based fats (think: beef tallow, lard), as seed oils contain unsaturated fats rather than the saturated fats found in animal products ...
The Ferocious Blue Cycad (Encephalartos horridus) is a cycad questionably one of the original Wilkes plants. Due to its size and possible age, some believe this plant to have come back with the expedition in 1842; unfortunately, early records are incomplete and inaccurate, so this is left to speculation.