Mazhar Botanic Garden

Encephalartos kisambo Faden & Beentje

Voi cycad

Sample code: EGY-MBG-000744
English name: Voi cycad
Arabic name: انسيفالارتس كيساننبو
Native: Kenya and Tanzania
Country: Kenya Tanzania
(PGR): Very rare

Arborescent species, stem 12-2 m high, 45-50 cm in diameter leaves pinnate 240-360 cm long, silvery-green to bluish green , leaflets oblong-lanceolate, 24-35 cm long, 30 mm broad male cone 1-5, cylinder- conical         50 cm long, creamy yellow, female cone ovoid, 60 cm long orange yellow, seeds ovoid 40 mm long orange-red

Ornamental cycads

Encephalartoos kanga Pocs & Q Luke  - Encephalartos voiensis A Moretti, DWStev & Sclavo

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Texture: Enriched soil Heavy clay Rocky 
Fertility: Intermediate
Drainage: Moderately well drained
Topography: Desert
Salinity: Intermediated
Water Sources: Moderate Water
Climates: Subtropics
Propagation: Seeds
Flowering time: Spring
Zone: 7 : 10
pH range: 7.0
Status: Endangered
Life span: Perennial
Habits: Cycads
Sample Type: Introduced - cultivated
Collecting Sources: Botanical garden Desert
Plant Uses: Landscape Ornamental
Plant Populations density: Very Rare
Vegetation types: Evergreen
pH: Neutral

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