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Photo by Maria Langner, Wikimedia.org.


Photo by Geoff Stein, Biologie.uni-hamburg.de.


A small plant from Junglemusic.net.


The male cones from Cycadwofi.com.

Author: 

Vorster,Robbertse&Westhuizen,1989

Family: 

ZAMIACEAE

Origin: 

Mpumalanga, Gauteng; E South Africa

Soil: 

Rich

Water: 

Medium

Sun: 

Maximum

Thickness: 

35-45 Centimetres

Height: 

7-10 Metres

Flower: 

Cones: Green - Brown

Propagate: 

Seeds/Suckers

Names: 

Middelburg Cycad

Synonyms: 

Encephalartos eugene-maraisii subsp. middelburgensis, John J. Lavranos and Douglas L. Goode 1988.

This dioecious member of the Zamiaceae family was given this name by Pieter Johannes Vorster, Petrus Johannes Robbertse and Suzelle Van der Westhuizenin 1989. It is found in Gauteng and Mpumalanga provinces of South Africa, growing in a drained but rich soil with some water and lots of sun. The caudex can grow from 35 to 45 centimetres in diameter, the entire plant to seven or even ten centimetres in height - or at least in length. The cones are green to brown.

The name Encephalartos is derived from the Greek. en meaning 'within', kephali meaning 'head' and artos meaning 'bread'. The species is named after Middelburg District, where it is found.


Female cones by Ken Hennell, Flickr.com.


Large plant from Cycadwofi.com.


And another wild one from Cycadwofi.com.