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Threatened due to the increasing of farming activities.
CULTIVATION:
- Full sun to shade.
- Regular watering and good drainage.
- Frost sensitive.
PROPAGATION:
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Readily propagated from seed but is relatively slow growing.
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KwaZulu Natal in the Oribi Gorge area and Ngoye Forest.
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Eastern Cape in the Kentani district and Bathurst area.
STEM:
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Erect subterranean stem that often branches from many stem apices.
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Stem can develop a length of 35 cm with diameter of 20 cm.
LEAVES:
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There are 2 distinct leaf forms of Stangeria eriopus.
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The plants growing in the open grassland have 2 – 3 leaves per stem apex with a length of up to 30 cm.
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The leaves are dark green on both sides but are a bit more glossy on the upper side.
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Plants from the Kentani and Ngoye forest areas have much longer more “fern like” leaves, which can be up to 2 meter in length.
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Leaflets can have serrated or lobed margins. In some specimens the margins can be almost entire.
