Editing Encephalartos woodii

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[[File:Encephalartos_woodii03.jpg|frame|Figure 1. ''E. woodii'' leaf detail]]
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===Distribution and Habitat:===
Its only known location was a steep south-facing slope on
the edge of the Ngoye forest about 30 km from Mtunzini in KwaZulu-Natal.

===Description:===
A large cycad, to about 6 metres, and trunk up to 0.9m across at the base.
Dark green glossy leaves to about 3m long, which arch gracefully,
giving the plant a very attractive appearance.

===General:===
Famous for being one of the rarest plants in the world, extinct in the wild,
and also for not being able to produce seeds. The only plants ever
found were males, and hence in the absence of females, no pure woodii seeds
can be produced. However, many people are crossing it with ''[[Encephalartos natalensis]]'',
(its closest relative), and then back crossing the offspring with
''E. woodii'', so that after 3 or generations, you have almost pure
''E. woodii'' again.
It produces offsets, or "pups" very freely however, so there are several
hundred plants of ''E. woodii'' now being grown around the world.

===Culture:===
Not often seen in cultivation&#160;:), although usually quite easy to grow.
Requires a sunny, well drained position, with regular watering in summer,
but let it dry out in winter.
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[[File:Encephalartos_woodii04.jpg|frame|Figure 2. ''E. woodii'' at Kew Gardens, London.]]
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[[File:Encephalartos_woodii2-01.jpg|frame|Figure 3. ''E. woodii'' at Kew Gardens, London.]]
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[[File:Encephalartos_woodii1.jpg|frame|Figure 4. ''E. woodii'' in Durban Botanic Gardens.]]
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===Contributed by: ===
Colin Wilson (Figure 1&2)<br/>
Nicholas Cock (Figure 3)<br/>
Ken Hill (from '''Palms & Cycads''' No. 40, July-Sept 1993) (Figure 4)<br/>


===External Links:===
[https://www.cycadlist.org/taxon.php?Taxon_ID=361 World List], 
[https://www.iucnredlist.org/details/full/41881/0 IUCN],
[https://www.jstor.org/action/doBasicSearch?Query=Encephalartos+woodii JSTOR],
[https://www.trebrown.com/plant_info.php?species=Encephalartos+woodii Trebrown]
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[https://www.google.com/search?q=%22Encephalartos+woodii%22&amp;num=10&amp;sa=Google+Search Google],
[https://images.google.com/images?q=%22Encephalartos+woodii%22&amp;hl=en&amp;btnG=Google+Search GoogleImages],
[https://www.flickr.com/search/?q=Encephalartos+woodii Flickr],
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[[Category:Cycad|Encephalartos_woodii]]