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Cycads
Encephalartos cerinus |
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Synonymy:
Unknown
Common Names:
Unknown
Distribution:
2 only locations in northern Natal Province, South Africa.
Habitat:
Cliffs overlooking river gorges, usually in very shallow soil.
Description:
A distinctive small cycad with a trunk to 30cm long which can be
subterranean or emergent, and dark bluish green leaves.
Usually between 1 and 3 trunks with few suckers being produced.
In habitat the plants usually drop their leaves
before coning, and throwing new leaves.
General:
Only described in 1989, the species is now extremely rare in
habitat due to illegal poaching
Culture:
Sunny, extremely well drained position. Frost tolerant.
Figure 1. E. cerinus
| Contributed by: | Jason Sampson (Figure 1) |
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