Encephalartos chimanimaniensis
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Distribution & 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 Encephalartos manikensis, it is now extinct in the wild (due to poaching).
Culture:
A full sun, well drained position, with plenty of water.
Contributed by:
Michael Gray
External Links:
World List, IUCN, JSTOR, Trebrown