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Cycads
Encephalartos chimanimaniensis |
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Synonymy:
None
Common Names:
None
Habitat:
Rocky grasslands in the Chimanimani Mountains,
on the border between Zimbabwe ans Mozambique
Description:
A medium sized cycad to about 2m tall, occasionally clumping
with bright green glossy leaves to about 1.5m long.
General:
Very closely related to
E. manikensis
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it is now extinct in the wild (due to poaching).
Culture:
A full sun, well drained position, with plenty of water.
Figure 1. E. chimanimaniensis at Mt Cootha Botanical Gardens, Brisbane.
| Contributed by: | Michael Gray |
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