Mazhar Botanic Garden

Encephalartos ituriensis P. Bamps & Lisowski

Ituri Forest cycad

Sample code: EGY-MBG-000752
English name: Ituri Forest cycad
Arabic name: انسيفالارتس ايتورينسس
Native: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Country: Congo, the Democratic Republic of the
(PGR): Rare

Dioecious plant, grow to 6 m tall, 50 cm in diameter leaves pinnate, glossy green, leaflets curved and tapering, with a spine at the top and several teeth along the margin male tree 1-4 cones, ovoid, female tree 1-2 cones, ovoid

Ornamental cycad.

Texture: Chalk Clay Enriched soil Loam Sandy
Fertility: High
Drainage: Moderately well drained
Topography: Desert
Salinity: Low
Water Sources: Moderate Water
Climates: Subtropics Tropical
Lights: Light shade
Propagation: Seeds, offsets
Flowering time: Spring
Zone: 9b : 11
pH range: 5.6-7.5
Status: Least concern
Life span: Perennial
Habits: Cycads
Sample Type: Introduced - cultivated
Collecting Sources: Botanical garden
Plant Uses: Landscape Ornamental
Plant Populations density: Rare
Vegetation types: Evergreen
pH: Mild acid Neutral

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