This Central African cycad is medium sized with green leaves and a trunk height of one to two meters. Native to Zimbabwe and Mozambique, there is variation is the appearance of the leaves and leaflets, leading to the thinking that there are actually many species in native habitat areas. Taxonomists have concluded that all these different species or varieties are part of what is known as the “Manikensis Alliance”. As a group, all are green, fast growing and never get huge.
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