Mazhar Botanic Garden

Encephalartos ferox (G.Bertol.) Lehm.

Zululand cycad

Sample code: EGY-MBG-000747
English name: Zululand cycad
Arabic name: انسيفالارتس فيروكس
Native: Mozambique , South Africa
Country: South Africa
(PGR): Rare

Dioecious plant, trunk subterranean leaves pinnate compound 1-2 m long, leaflets 15 cm long, 3-5 cm wide, flat or twisted, broad with spine-tipped lobes female cone 1-5 ovoid, 30-50 cm tall, 30 cm in diameter male cones 1-6 cylindrical 50 cm long, 10 cm in diameter, seeds 5 cm long, orange to red

ornamental cycad

Texture: Enriched soil Mostly sand
Fertility: High
Drainage: Moderately well drained
Topography: Desert
Salinity: Low
Water Sources: Moderate Water
Climates: Subtropics
Lights: Full sun Light shade
Propagation: Seeds
Flowering time: Spring
Zone: 9b
pH range: 7.0
Status: Least concern
Life span: Perennial
Habits: Cycads
Sample Type: Introduced - cultivated
Collecting Sources: Botanical garden
Plant Uses: Coastal gardens Landscape Ornamental
Plant Populations density: Rare
Vegetation types: Evergreen
pH: Neutral

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