Accession Data:
Stangeria eriopus (Kunze) Baillon
- Common Name: Natal Grass Cycad
- Family: Zamiaceae Reichb.
- Synonym(s): Stangeria paradoxa T. Moore
- Country of Origin: South Africa: East Cape to Natal
- Habitat: open and dense evergreen forests, and short grassland
- Description: Fern-like perennial cycad with trunk partially subterranean and to 30 cm above ground; sometimes branching and each bearing 1-4 petiole or axis; also applied to how the lateral veins are arranged in relation to the main vein.">pinnate leathery leaves from 50 cm to 2 meters in length; the few pinnae linear-lanceolate and spiny-toothed; cones silvery pubescent, the males cyclindrical, female ones shorter and ovoid.
Southeast coast of South Africa between 27°S and 33°S and within 50 km of the sea, although remote from salt spray. Habitat open and dense evergreen forests, and short grassland. Soils includes sands and heavy black clays. Rainfall 750 to 1000 mm, with a summer maximum. Frosts are rare.2
- USDA Zone: 9b-11
Accession Data:
- Accession # 199600016
- Source: Tim Devine - CSU Chico
- Accession Date: 08-31-1996
- Bench: 1110 - AFR: Cycads
- Currently: active - healthy
- Qty: 1 confirmed on 02-26-2025
- Restrictions:
- IUCN Red List: Species Vulnerable or Habitat Critically Threatened
- CITES Appendix I Listed Plant - Plants are not to leave Greenhouse!
- IUCN Red List: Species Vulnerable or Habitat Critically Threatened
Classification:
- Division: Cycadophyta
- Class: Cycadopsida
- SubClass: Cycadidae
- Order: Cycadales
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- Family: Zamiaceae
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References (internal):
- EEB Greenhouse Holdings native to: Cape Provinces / KwaZulu-Natal
References (external):
- Exotica 4 by AB Graf
- Stangeria eriopus at Gymnosperm Database. Last accessed on Tuesday, January 09, 2018.
- The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Last accessed on Tuesday, January 09, 2018.
- WCSP (2016). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Last accessed on Wednesday, February 08, 2017.
- Stangeria eriopus at WikiSpecies. Last accessed on Tuesday, January 09, 2018.
data regenerated on Wed, 26 Feb 2025 11:48:13 -0500 [bcm v4.0]
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