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Medium sized plant from Exclusivecycadssa.co.za.


And another one from Africacycads.com.


Small plant from Junglemusic.net.


The female cone from Pacsoa.org.au.

Author: 

J.J Lavranos & D. L. Goode, 1988

Family: 

ZAMIACEAE

Origin: 

NE South Africa

Soil: 

Mix

Water: 

Medium

Sun: 

Maximum

Thickness: 

60 Centimetres

Height: 

5 Metres

Flower: 

Cones: Blue-Green - Yellow

Propagate: 

Seeds

Names: 

Lillie Cycad, Lowveld Cycad

Synonyms: 

Encephalartos graniticola, Vorster, Robbertse & S.van der Westh.

This dioecious member of the Zamiaceae family was given this name by John Jacob Lavranos and D. L. Goode in 1988. It is found in Limpopo in the north-eastern South Africa, growing in a well drained soil with some water and lots of sun. The caudex can grow to 60 centimetres in diameter, the entire plant to five metres in height. The cones are blue-green or yellow.

The name Encephalartos is derived from the Greek. en meaning 'within', kephali meaning 'head' and artos meaning 'bread'. The specific name after Allen Dyer, 1900-1987, a prominent botanical researcher in South Africa.


The caudex by Geoff Steiner, Agaveville.org.


The male cone from Exclusivecycadssa.co.za.


Here, the bluish colour is more promenent. Photo by Geoff Steiner, Agaveville.org.