Mazhar Botanic Garden

Encephalartos villosus Lem.

Poor Man's Cycad

Sample code: EGY-MBG-000580
English name: Poor Man's Cycad
Arabic name: انسيفالارتوس فيللوزس
Native: Southern Africa
Country: South Africa
(PGR): Rare

Dwarf cycads, trunk subterranean to 25 - 40 cm in diameter leaves upright, light to medium glossy green, 2-3 m long, leaflets lanceolate with 1-3 teeth along both margins, slightly recurved male cones 1-4, long conical,  70 cm long, lemon-yellow  female cones 1-4, barrel shaped, 40-50 cm long, 16-20 cm in diameter, seeds dark red

 Excellent species for landscaping as it develops into a substantial feature plant with a spread of up to 6 m across.

Enncephalartos villosus f intermedius Henn

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Texture: Chalk Loam Sandy
Fertility: Intermediate
Drainage: Moderately well drained
Topography: Desert
Salinity: Intermediated
Water Sources: Moderate Water
Climates: Subtropics
Lights: Full sun Partial shade
Propagation: Seeds
Flowering time: Summer
Zone: 10 : 12
pH range: 7
Status: Least concern Rare
Life span: Perennial
Habits: Cycads
Sample Type: Other
Collecting Sources: Botanical garden Other
Plant Uses: Landscape Ornamental
Plant Populations density: Rare
Vegetation types: Evergreen Sub tropical
pH: Acid Neutral

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