Cycads   Encephalartos villosus

Distribution & Habitat: Open forest in South Africa and Swaziland. Description: A small to medium sized, clumping cycad, with a trunk up to 300mm tall. Leaves are dark glossy green, and up to 3m long. Culture: A lightly shaded, moist, well drained position in the sub-tropics. A good landscaping plant. Frost sensitive.

Figure 1. E. villosus leaf close-up.

Figure 2. E. villosus at Quail Gardens.

Figure 3. E. villosus with a male cone.

Figure 4. E. villosus in habitat.

Reference:	Cycads Of The World, David Jones.
Contributed by:	Colin Wilson (Figure 1,2&3)
	Dr Andre J. Cilliers (Figure 4)

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