Mazhar Botanic Garden

Beaucarnea recurvata Lem

Elephant’ foot tree. Ponytail palm

Sample code: EGY-MBG-000126
Common name: Elephant’ foot tree. Ponytail palm
Arabic name: زلوعة
Native: Southeastern Mexico
Country: Mexico
(PGR): Very common

Palm like to 2-8 m tall, swollen base up to 2 m wide leaves  thin, flat up to 15 m long and 25 cm wide, They clustered in dense tufts at the tips of branches that arch upwards and droop downward, resembling a pony’s tail Leaves have spiral arrangement, parallel venation and serrate margin flowers small, borne in clusters appear to be large and showy creamy white

Ornamental plant. The leaves are harvested from the wild for local use as a source of fibre, thatch etc. The fibre is used locally for cordage.

Nolina recurvata (Lem) Hemsl, Beaucarnea inermis (S,Watson) Rose

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Texture: Sandy
Fertility: High
Drainage: Well drained
Water Sources: Medium Water
Lights: Full sun
Propagation: Seeds
Flowering time: Summer
Zone: 8 : 12

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