Mazhar Botanic Garden

Encephalartos tegulaneus Melville

Kenyan giant cycad

Sample code: EGY-MBG-000755
English name: Kenyan giant cycad
Arabic name: انسيفالارتس تجولانوس
Native: Kenya
Country: Kenya
(PGR): Rare

Dioecious plant arborescent habit 10 m high, 50 cm in diameter, leaves pinnate 120-180 cm long, leaflets lanceolate, entire margins, 20 cm long male cone  3-6 sub cylindrical, 50 cm long, 15 cm broad, bright yellow, female cones 1-4 ovoid 70 cm long, 30 cm broad, golden yellow

Texture: Clay Fertile Loam Sandy
Fertility: High
Drainage: Moderately well drained
Topography: Desert
Salinity: Low
Water Sources: Moderate Water
Climates: Subtropics
Lights: Light shade
Propagation: Seeds
Flowering time: Spring
Zone: 9 : 10
pH range: 7.0
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: Neutral

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