Encephalartos altensteinii - Oos-Kaapse broodboom, Eastern Cape cycad, uJobane | Stellenbosch University Botanical Garden, South Africa

***Encephalartos* *altensteinii***

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Common name: Oos-Kaapse broodboom, Eastern Cape cycad, uJobane

Family: Zamiaceae (Cycad)

Distribution: KwaZulu-Natal, Eastern Cape

Habitat: Coastal grassland and thicket

National red list: Vulnerable

Life form: Evergreen perennial

Usage: Edible, Horticultural, Landscaping

Comments: Probably the most common cycad in cultivation, tragically this species is still threatened by ongoing wild collecting, with natural populations of less than 10,000 and declining. This cycad grows up to 7 m tall and may be branched or unbranched. There are no prickles at the base of the leaf which distinguishes it from Encephalartos natalensis.

Links: Red List of South African Plants • SANBI PlantZAfrica

1: Beds at Millstream, Van Riebeeck Street entrance (Millstream) • Accession: 1999-89/3 • Provenance: Unrecorded
2: Beds at Millstream, Van Riebeeck Street entrance (Millstream) • Accession: 1999-89/4 • Provenance: Unrecorded
3: Beds surounding water-lily pools (Water lily beds) • Accession: 1999-89/6 • Provenance: Unrecorded
4: Beds surounding water-lily pools (Water lily beds) • Accession: 1999-89/2 • Provenance: Unrecorded
5: Nursery areas • Accession: 1999-89/9 • Provenance: Unrecorded
6: Nursery areas • Accession: 1999-89/10 • Provenance: Unrecorded
7: Upper garden, beds at restaurant (Uk) • Accession: 1999-89/7 • Provenance: Unrecorded
8: Upper garden, beds at restaurant (Uk) • Accession: 1999-89/8 • Provenance: Unrecorded
9: Upper garden, beds bordering Van Riebeeck Street (Uv) • Accession: 1999-89/5 • Provenance: Unrecorded

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***Encephalartos* *altensteinii***

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