Description
“This cycad grows to 6 metres tall with a trunk diameter of 50 cm. It has glossy dark green leaves. The leaflets are curved and tapering, with a spine at the top and several teeth along the margin.[2]
Like other cycads, E. ituriensis is dioecious, with both male and female trees. Male trees have 1–4 pollen cones, narrowly ovoid. Female trees have 1 or 2 seed cones, which are ovoid and 18–20 cm long. The seeds have a red sarcotesta.[2]”
Source / credit: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Encephalartos_ituriensis
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E. dolomiticus
This cycad grows on dolomite rock formations in the Northern Province Drakensberg range. The stem is well-developed and often suckering from the base. Leaves are strongly glaucous green to blue, 60 – 80cm long, with stems reaching 1.5m in length.
E. ferox
Found in the sandy soils of Northern KwaZulu-Natal to Inhambane in Mozambique. This cycad grow well in sunny and shady positions, the shade plants producing darker, more luxuriant foliage. The leaves are dark green, 1-2m in length, erect to spreading. The stem can grow up to 1.5m tall.
E. humulis
This low growing cycad is the smallest of all the Encephalartos species and occurs in the mountainous districts of Machadodorp and Nelspruit where it grows in the grassy rock terrain on east and north-east facing slopes in full sun. The leaves are bluish- green, 30-50cm long with stems not exceeding 60cm.
E. lanatus
Distributed over the Olifants River catchment area in the Bronkhorstspruit, Witbank and Middelburg districts of Gauteng. The habitat has typically hot summers and icy winters were this cycad grows in full sun. The leaves are blue-grey to blue-green 60-80cm long. the stems are up to 1.5m long but old reclining specimens can reach up to 3m in length.
E. lehmannii
This cycad has been described as the hardiest, most drought resistant of the South African species. They are located in stoney soils on the eastern edge of the arid Karoo. The leaves are blue, 1- 1,5m long and the stems grow up to 2m tall.
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