Mazhar Botanic Garden

Encephalartos paucidentatus Stapf & Burtt Davy

انسيفالارتس بوسيدنتاتا

Sample code: EGY-MBG-000800
Common name: انسيفالارتس بوسيدنتاتا
English name: Barberton cycad
Native: South Africa
Country: South Africa
(PGR): Very rare

Stem erect, up to 6 m tall, 40-70 cm in diameter leaves pinnate 15-25 m long, leaflets lanceolate with a toothed margin male specimens showing 1-5 cones, spindle-shaped 40-60 cm long, 15 cm broad, golden brown color female specimens with 1-3 ovoid cones, 30-50 cm long, 20-25 cm broad, yellowish in color seeds roughly ovoid, 3-4  cm long

Ornamental plant.

Encephalartos altesteinii var paucidentatus

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Texture: Enriched soil Medium loamy Moist Sandy
Fertility: Intermediate
Drainage: Moderately well drained
Topography: Desert
Salinity: Low
Water Sources: Medium Water
Climates: Subtropics Tropical
Lights: Full sun Light shade
Propagation: Seeds, and suckers
Flowering time: Summer- Autumn
Zone: 10 : 11
pH range: 6.5-7.0
Status: Vulnerable threatened
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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