Mazhar Botanic Garden

Cycas tropophylla K.D.Hill & P.K.Loc

سيكاس تروبوفيللا

Sample code: EGY-MBG-000789
Common name: سيكاس تروبوفيللا
English name: Ha Long cycad
Arabic name: سيكاس تروبوفيللا
Native: Vietnam
Country: Vietnam
(PGR): Very rare

Beautiful smallish cycad It forms at best a short aboveground trunk leaves 12 m long, arching, strongly keeled, deep glossy green Cycas tropophylla often produces two embryos, so two plants can grow from one seed

Remark: It grows on the bare faces of steep limestone cliffs that are typical of the region, often with no soil at all

Ornamental cycad. Landscape.

Texture: Rocky 
Fertility: Intermediate
Drainage: Moderately well drained
Topography: Hilly
Salinity: Low
Water Sources: Moderate Water
Climates: Tropical
Lights: Full sun
Propagation: Seeds
Flowering time:
Zone: 9 : 11
pH range: 7.0
Status: Near threatened
Life span: Perennial
Habits: Cycads
Sample Type: Introduced - cultivated
Collecting Sources: Botanical garden
Plant Uses: Landscape Ornamental
Plant Populations density: Very Rare
Vegetation types: Cultivation
pH: Neutral

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