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Ngoya Forest
oNgoye Forest, also known as Ngoye or Ngoya Forest, is an ancient Coastal Scarp Forest, coastal scarp forest, protected by the oNgoye Forest Reserve in South Africa's KwaZulu-Natal province. The forest of almost 4,000 ha covers an extensive granite ridge that rises from 200 to 460 metres above sea level. It is found some 10 km inland, or 16 km by road, from the coastal town of Mtunzini, and adjoins smaller forest reserves on its periphery, namely Impeshulu in the west, Ezigwayini in the north, and Dengweni in the south. History and status The Zulu people, Zulu king Mpande kaSenzangakhona, Mpande is the first known person to have afforded protection to oNgoye Forest in the 1800s. Commercial logging occurred in the forest between 1909 and 1924. The area became an official Conservation Area, conservation area in 1992. Cattle grazing, crop cultivation and limited utilization of trees however occur in the protected area, and the edge of the forest is subjected to perio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Encephalartos Woodii
''Encephalartos woodii'', Wood's cycad, is a rare cycad in the genus ''Encephalartos'', and is endemic to the oNgoye Forest of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. It is one of the rarest plants in the world, being extinct in the wild with all specimens being clones of the type. The specific and common name both honour John Medley Wood, curator of the Durban Botanic Garden and director of the Natal Government Herbarium of South Africa, who discovered the plant in 1895. Description It is palm tree like, and can reach a height of . The trunk is about in diameter, thickest at the bottom, and topped by a crown of 50–150 leaves. The leaves are glossy and dark green, in length, and keeled with 70–150 leaflets, the leaflets falcate (sickle-shaped), long and broad. ''E. woodii'' is dioecious, meaning it has separate male and female plants; however, no female plant has ever been discovered. The male strobili are cylindrical, long, exceptionally up to , and in diameter; they are a v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
