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Species that have a similar taxonomy to the Cycad (Encephalartos hirsutus)

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
Gorongowe cycad (Encephalartos manikensis)
Information on the Gorongowe 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
Umbeluzi cycad (Encephalartos umbeluziensis)
Information on the umbeluzi cycad is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 5 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 munchii)
Information on Encephalartos munchii is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... 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
Cycad (Encephalartos barteri)
Information on Encephalartos barteri is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 2 Images 0 videos
Cycad (Encephalartos whitelockii)
Encephalartos whitelockii is a large, spectacular species endemic to a single location, where it forms one of the largest and most... More 8 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
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
Voi cycad (Encephalartos kisambo)
Information on the Voi cycad is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 4 Images 0 videos
Runde cycad (Encephalartos concinnus)
Information on the Runde cycad is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 6 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
Dwarf cycad (Encephalartis humilis)
Cycads are members of an ancient group of plants that are known to have pre-dated the dinosaurs, occurring in the Permian era, more than 200... More 3 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
Mulanje cycad (Encephalartos gratus)
Information on the Mulanje cycad is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 3 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
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
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
Bushman’s River cycad (Encephalartos trispinosus)
A small, clumped species, the Bushman’s River cycad typically branches from the base, with mature plants developing as many as four to six... More 6 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

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