Family: Zamiaceae

Genus: Encephalartos

Species: hildebrandtii

Sample code: EGY-MBG-000759

English name: Bombasa Cycad

Arabic name: انسيفالارتس هيلدبرنتياي

Native: Kenya and Tanzania

Country: Kenya Mozambique

(PGR): Very rare

Dioecious cycad, 6 m high, 30 cm in diameter leaves pinnate 3 m long, leaflets leathery 20-35 cm long, 30 mm wide, with 2-3 spiny teeth at the end, margins with up to 9 spreading teeth female cones 1-4, cylindrical, 28-60 cm long, 15-25 cm in diameter male cones 1-7 spindle shaped 20-50 cm long, 5-9 cm in diameter    

 Grown as an ornamental. Habitat destruction as a result of urban expansion, coastal resort development, and agricultural expansion is having a direct impact on this species. Former large sub populations of the species have been lost as result.

Texture: Clay Enriched soil Loam Sandy

Fertility: High

Drainage: Moderately well drained

Topography: Desert

Salinity: Low

Water Sources: Moderate Water

Climates: Subtropics

Lights: Light shade

Propagation: Seeds , offsets

Flowering time: Spring

Zone: 9 : 9

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: Very Rare

Vegetation types: Evergreen

pH: Neutral