Mazhar Botanic Garden

Encephalartos sclavoi De Luca, D.W.Stev. & A.Moretti

Sclavo's cycad

Sample code: EGY-MBG-000754
English name: Sclavo's cycad
Native: Tanzania
Country: Tanzania
(PGR): Very rare

Dioecious cycad, 1 m tall leaves 170-200 cm long 

Ornamental cycad

Texture: Chalk Loam Sandy
Fertility: High
Drainage: Moderately well drained
Topography: Desert
Salinity: Low
Water Sources: Moderate Water
Climates: Subtropics Tropical
Lights: Light shade
Propagation: Seeds
Flowering time: Spring
Zone: 8 : 10
pH range: 7.0
Status: Critically endangered
Life span: Perennial
Habits: Cycads
Sample Type: Introduced - cultivated
Collecting Sources: Botanical garden
Plant Uses: Landscape Ornamental
Plant Populations density: Very Rare
Vegetation types: Evergreen
pH: Neutral

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