Encephalartos arenarius

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Figure 1. E. arenarius leaf detail.

Distribution & Habitat:

Sand-dunes of the Cape Province, South Africa.

Description:

A small cycad, with a trunk to about 1m long, either erect, or reclining.

General:

Very closely related to Encephalartos latifrons.

Culture:

Requires excellent drainage (i.e. sand), and prefers light shade. Very frost sensitive.

Figure 2. A nice bluish E. arenarius.

Figure 3. E. arenarius with male cones.

Figure 4. E. arenarius with female cones.

    E. arenarius taken near Alexandria in the eastern Cape.

Figure 5. E. arenarius leaf close-up.

Figure 6. E. arenarius

Figure 7. E. arenarius

Contributed by:

Colin Wilson (Figure 1,2,3&4)
Jan Andersson (Figure 5,6,7).

External Links:

World List, IUCN, JSTOR, Trebrown

Google, GoogleImages, Flickr,