Zamiaceae

Subfamily Encephalartoideae

• Dioon edule
• Dioon edule
• Encephalartos altensteinii
• Lepidozamia peroffskyana

Subfamily Zamioideae

• Zamia floridiana
• Zamia furfuracea
• Zamia pumila

• Common Name: Eastern Cape giant cycad
• Family: Zamiaceae Reichb.

• Country of Origin: South Africa
• Habitat: widespread species in eastern Cape and south-western Natal provinces

Restrictions:

• Species Vulnerable or Habitat Critically Threatened
  
• CITES Appendix I Listed Plant - Plants are not to leave Greenhouse!
  

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Accession Data:

• Accession # 198502656
• Source:
• Provenance: 05NOV04 - Originally Encephalartos sp. - name changed to E. altensteinii after seeing a very similar plant at Smith College BG. Although there are some closely related species and subspecies, we have elected to change the name to E. altensteinii as it represents our best clarification of identity to date - cmorse.
• Accession Date: 12-31-1985
• Bench: 1111 - AFR:Guinean Forest A
• Qty: 1 confirmed on 02-07-2012

Classification:

• Division: Cycadophyta
• Class: Cycadopsida
• SubClass: cycads
• Order: Cycadales
• SubOrder:
• Family: Zamiaceae
• SubFamily: Encephalartoideae
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