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a foot or more long are seen among the crown of pinnate 

 leaves. 



Encephalartos. — Stem cylindrical ; piiinx of the leaves without midrib, 



tinely parallel veined. 

 Stangeria. — Stem short, swollen ; pinnae midribbed with forked veins. 



Encephalartos {Zamia). — The stamen-bearing cones are 

 long and slender, and the scales are covered on the under 



Fig. 179. — Eiiccplialartos. 



surface with one-celled anthers. The ovule-bearing cones are 

 shorter and thicker, each scale bearing a pair of ovules. The 

 thick unbranched trunk, rough with the bases of fallen leaves, 

 has a palm-like appearance. 



There are twelve species found in the Eastern Province and Natal. 

 They are found along ledges in ravines, and extend as far virest as the 

 Kroome River. They form quite a special feature of the Fish River Bush, 

 and extend from near the sea-level to an altitude of 5000 feet. 



Stamreria is a curious plant, with a few leaves crowning 



