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Species related to the Bushman’s River cycad (Encephalartos trispinosus)

White-haired cycad (Encephalartos friderici-guilielmi)
An attractive, stout stemmed species, the white-haired cycad may branch from the base, or alternatively produce just a single stem. Despite... More 4 Images 0 videos
Eastern Cape giant cycad (Encephalartos altensteinii)
In a conservatory at Kew Royal Botanic Gardens lives one of world’s oldest pot plants, an Eastern Cape giant cycad collected in South Africa... More 2 Images 0 videos
Waterberg cycad (Encephalartos eugene-maraisii)
Information on the Waterberg cycad is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 10 Images 0 videos
Woolly cycad (Encephalartos lanatus)
Information on the woolly cycad is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 4 Images 0 videos
Tongaland cycad (Encephalartos ferox)
Information on the Tongaland cycad (Encephalartos ferox) is being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 8 Images 0 videos
Chacma baboon (Papio ursinus)
Previously considered a subspecies of the ‘savanna baboon’, Papio cynocephalus, or classed together with other baboons as a subspecies of... More 42 Images 4 Videos
Cape fox (Vulpes chama)
The smallest and only 'true fox' found in southern Africa, the Cape fox (Vulpes chama) is sometimes known as the ‘silver fox’ or ‘silver... More 22 Images 2 Videos
Table Mountain ghost frog (Heleophryne rosei)
Rare and elusive, the Table Mountain ghost frog is restricted to the slopes of Cape Town’s iconic Table Mountain. It is a tiny frog with a... More 5 Images 0 videos
Eastern Cape dwarf cycad (Encephalartos caffer)
This rare plant typically has an underground stem, with a small portion on top, the stem is only very rarely branched and may be as much as... More 6 Images 0 videos
Wood’s cycad (Encephalartos woodii)
In 1895, a single clump of an unknown cycad species was discovered by John Medley Wood on the edge of a forest in South Africa. Over the... More 7 Images 0 videos
Cycad (Encephalartos msinganus)
Information on Encephalartos msinganus is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 4 Images 0 videos
Ngoye cycad (Encephalartos ngoyanus)
Information on the Ngoye cycad is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 3 Images 0 videos
Alexandria cycad (Encephalartos arenarius)
The Alexandria cycad is a member of an ancient plant group, the cycads, which flourished over 150 million years ago alongside the dinosaurs... More 9 Images 0 videos
Cycad (Encephalartos hirsutus)
Described as a new species in 1996, Encephalartos hirsutus is a Critically Endangered cycad from South Africa. The stems usually lie along... More 7 Images 0 videos
Cycad (Encephalartos heenanii)
Information on Encephalartos heenanii is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 12 Images 0 videos
Kei cycad (Encephalartos princeps)
Having remained relatively unchanged for millions of years, the cycads are often referred to as ‘living fossils’. The Kei cycad is a medium... More 5 Images 0 videos
Cycad (Encephalartos inopinus)
With a wild population estimated at less than 300 individual plants, Encephalartos inopinus is amongst South Africa’s growing number of... More 11 Images 0 videos
Natal giant cycad (Encephalartos natalensis)
Robust and tall, the Natal giant cycad is typically single-stemmed, but sometimes produces several trunks. Like all cycads, the stem is... More 3 Images 0 videos
Karoo cycad (Encephalartos lehmannii)
The Karoo cycad is one of around 300 living representatives of a plant group, the cycads, which flourished over 150 million years ago... More 11 Images 0 videos
Cycad (Encephalartos dyerianus)
Information on Encephalartos dyerianus is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 6 Images 0 videos
Drakensberg cycad (Encephalartos ghellinckii)
The Drakensberg cycad takes its common name from the stunning South African mountain range on which it is found. A medium-sized plant, the... More 17 Images 0 videos
Cycad (Encephalartos laevifolius)
Information on Encephalartos laevifolius is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 7 Images 0 videos
Cycad (Encephalartos dolomiticus)
Information on Encephalartos dolomiticus is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 4 Images 0 videos
Cycad (Encephalartos cerinus)
Information on Encephalartos cerinus is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 4 Images 0 videos
Barberton cycad (Encephalartos paucidentatus)
Information on the Barberton cycad is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 5 Images 0 videos
Cycad (Encephalartos aemulans)
Information on Encephalartos aemulans is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 1 Image 0 videos
Cycad (Encephalartos middelburgensis)
Information on Encephalartos middelburgensis is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 14 Images 0 videos
Cycad (Encephalartos cupidus)
Information on Encephalartos cupidus is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 6 Images 0 videos
Eastern Cape blue cycad (Encephalartos horridus)
With its distinctive crown of curling, entangled foliage, the Eastern Cape blue cycad is one of the most unusual and instantly recognisable... More 12 Images 0 videos
Lebombo cycad (Encephalartos senticosus)
Described in 1996 after it was split from Encephalartos lebomboensis , the Lebombo cycad is one of the most cultivated cycads in South... More 7 Images 0 videos

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