Mazhar Botanic Garden

Encephalartos altensteinii Lehm.

انسيفلارتوس التنستنياي

Sample code: EGY-MBG-000797
Common name: انسيفلارتوس التنستنياي
English name: Breadtree, Eastern Cape giant cycad
Native: South Africa
Country: South Africa
(PGR): Very rare

Cycads grow up to 4-5 m tall, stem 035-045 m in diameter leaves pinnate,  straight or curved, 2-3 m, the young leaves light green

very ornamental

Encephalartos marunii de vriese, Zamia altensteinii (Lehm) Heynh

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Texture: Clay Loam
Fertility: Intermediate
Drainage: Well drained
Salinity: Low
Water Sources: Moderate Water
Climates: Subtropics
Lights: Full sun Light shade
Propagation: Seeds, suckers
Flowering time: Summer- Autumn
Zone: 10 : 12
pH range: 6.1-7.8
Status: Vulnerable threatened
Life span: Perennial
Habits: Cycads
Sample Type: Introduced - cultivated
Collecting Sources: Botanical garden
Plant Uses: Landscape Ornamental
Plant Populations density: Cultivated
Vegetation types: Evergreen
pH: Mild acid Mild alkaline Neutral

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