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Chimanimani cycad

Encephalartos chimanimaniensis

Chimanimani cycad
Photo: andy_king50, CC BY-SA 3.0
Family
Zamiaceae (Cycad family)
Grows as
Shrub
Native range
E. Zimbabwe to W. Mozambique
Climate
seasonally dry tropical

About

The Chimanimani cycad (Encephalartos chimanimaniensis) is a species of cycad that is endemic to the Chimanimani Mountains of eastern Zimbabwe. It is a threatened species which has been locally extirpated by cycad collectors.

Where it grows

It is found in mountain grassland in areas of high rainfall (over 1,800 mm per annum), and at an altitude of about 1,000 metres above sea level. It is associated with schist and quartzite sediments in granitic mountains.

Other Encephalartos plants

Cycad · Eastern Cape giant cycad · Cycad · Alexandria cycad · Cycad · Escarpment cycad · Lake Natron Cycad · Cycad · Runde cycad · Cycad · Winterberg Cycad · Encephalartos delucanus

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Encephalartos chimanimaniensis by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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