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Encephalartos laevifolius

General Info – summary This endangered dioecious, occasionally reclining Tree may reach 4m high with a trunk up to 35cm wide.  Fallen petioles leave marks on the trunk.  Pinnately compound Leaves are long and narrow.  Leaflets don’t overlap, have entire margins and are not reduced to spines near the leaf base.  Male Cones are barrel-shaped […]

Encephalartos kisambo

General Info – summary This endangered dioecious and relatively fast-growing Cycad is usually erect but may be decumbent with a trunk reaching 3m in length and 50cm in diameter.  The pinnately compound Leaves are up to 3,5m long with base leaflets reduced to spines.  Annually produced male Cones are up to 60 x 11cm.  Attractive […]

Encephalartos horridus

General Info – summary The dioecious Plant to 1m high & trunk to 30cm wide.  Many stems may be present.  Distinctive Leaves are pinnately compound & leaflets lack midribs.  Broad, blueish leaflet lobes are stiff, twisted and very spiny.  The leaf base is not reduced to prickles.  Cones – 1 male (with motile sperm) and […]

Encephalartos dyerianus

General Info – summary This impressive dioecious Tree is up to 4m high.  The pinnately compound Leaves are up to 3,1m long.  The non-overlapping, parallel-veined leaflets lack midribs and lowermost leaflets are reduced to prickles.  Fallen leaves eventually leave only a leaf scar.  The 4-7 male Cones have motile sperm and the 1-5 insect pollinated female […]

Encephalartos altensteinii.

General Info – summary This South African endemic and dioecious Tree, with up to 3 stems, may reach 7m high.  The pinnately compound Leaves near stem ends are up to 3,5m long.  Leaflets lack a central midrib, are up to 15 x 2,5cm & have parallel veins.  2-5 cylindrical male Cones have motile sperm.  The […]