Welcome to Africa Cycads
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Cycad Trivia E. transvenosus, the Modjadji Cycad, is regarded as a tree, as it develops to a height of 6m to 8m (or more) with a leaf spread of up to 5m.  |
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New Cycad Arrivals: | ||
Lillie Cycad View Details E. dyerianus Price: R 8,000.00 Plus 4 suckers totalling 19cm | 
Natal Giant Cycad View Details E. natalensis Price: R 20,000.00 nmd | 
Middelburg Cycad View Details E. middelburgensis Price: R 5,000.00 Plus 6cm sucker |
 Encephalartos chimanimaniensis is a species of cycad that was endemic to the Chimanimani Mountain grasslands on the border between Zimbabwe and Mozambique, in areas of high rainfall (over 1,800 mm per annum), and at an altitude of about 1,000 metres above sea level. It is a member of the E. manikensis complex, a group of robust cycads.
It is a medium-sized cycad that grows to about 2 metres tall, with a stout erect trunk, occasionally clumping with bright green glossy leaves to about 1.5 metres long, with 1-6 spines on each margin, green cones and red seed-coats.
It was initially known as a rare and critically endangered species, only known from a... |
