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Eastern Cape Cycad

Encephalartos Altensteinii

Description:

A beautiful and healthy cycad with male cones.Typical display of cycad leaves reducing to spines near the base.

Habitat:

Coastal forests and scrub forest.

Notes:

Garden grown cycad out of Habitat. Fleshy outer layer of seeds is edible while kernel is poisonous.

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Michael Strydom
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Michael Strydom

Harare, Harare Province, Zimbabwe

Spotted on Apr 9, 2016
Submitted on Apr 9, 2016

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