Encephalartos princeps Dyer

Synonymy: None Distribution: South Africa
Common name: Kei cycad Conservation status: Vulnerable

Adults near Stutterhein, Easter Cape Province,
South Africa; growing with Aloe spp., Euphorbia spp.,
 and Encephalartos friderici-guilielmi

Local children standing in front of several large adults; 
Kumga, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa

Large adults near Kumga, Eastern 
Cape Province, South Africa

Large juvenile pushing a 
new flush near Kumga, Eastern 
Cape Province, South Africa

Adult recruitment in habitat near Kumga, 
Eastern Cape Province, South Africa

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Adult female (in cone) in cultivation

Top four photos courtesy and copyright © 1999, Steve Trollip. Bottom photo courtesy and copyright © 1997, Geoff Stein.

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