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Cycad Trivia Most cycad seeds are commonly attacked by the Curculionid weevil (Antliarhinus zamiae).  |
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Natal Giant Cycad View Details E. natalensis Price: R 20,000.00 nmd | 
Modjadji Cycad View Details E. transvenosus Price: R 7,000.00 nmd | 
Middelburg Cycad View Details E. middelburgensis Price: R 15,000.00 Potted |
 Encephalartos aplanatus is a shade-loving cycad that closely resembles E. villosus. The leaflets of E. aplanatus, however, tend to be wider than those of E. villosus and the two species are also geographically separated. It occurs naturally in the north-eastern part of Swaziland in the shade of deciduous trees, in fairly dry ravine forest. Only one colony is known to exist. E. aplanatus is easy to grow but is not common in cultivation.
This species usually has a single subterranean stem with an exposed apex. Unlike E. villosus, E. aplanatus does not sucker. It usually produces 2 to 8 erect, arching leaves up to 3.5 m long which sag... |
