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The Mombassa Cycad is found in Kenya and in Tanzania. A flour made from the seeds and stems is used as emergency food, but it is now known that this can cause liver cancer. Photo from the San Diego Zoo.
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On Mount Garuso in Manica province.
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Also Kalanchoe elizae and Euphorbia mlangeana (?)
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Encephalartos turneri close to Ribaue in Nampula province of Mozambique.
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Male cones of Encephalartos turneri close to Ribaue in Nampula province of Mozambique.
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I have never seen a vegetation like this, dominated by Encephalartos. It gives almost a Jurassic feel to the landscape. A hidden valley in Mount Ribaue, at about 1000 m.a.s. Seems to be well protected from fire.
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Parkside Houses, New York, United States
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Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
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Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
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Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
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Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
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cross section of an Encephalartos ferox coralloid root under a microscope, with the resident cyanobacteria visible as the tiny, green, disk-like spots.
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Cycad root cross section or Eye of Sauron?
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Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
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Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
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Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
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the original male Encephalartos woodii - all other specimens of this plant are genetic copies
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Botanic Gardens, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, SOUTH AFRICA
