Author: | Robert
Allen Dyer, 1965 |
Family: |
ZAMIACEAE |
Origin: |
Bathurst,
Alexandria and Albany; South Africa |
Soil: |
Grit - Mix |
Water:
|
Medium |
Sun: |
Medium -
Maximum |
Thickness: |
25-30 Centimetres |
Height: |
180 Centimetres |
Flower:
|
Cones;
Bluish - Yellowish Green |
Propagate: |
Seeds |
Names:
|
Bushman's
River Cycad |
Synonyms: |
Encephalartos horridus var. trispinosus, Hooker
Jr |
This member of the Zamiaceae family was given this name by
Robert Allen Dyer in 1965. It is found around Bathurst,
Alexandria and Albany in South Africa, growing in a well drained soil with
some water and some to lots of sun. The stem can grow to 25 or
even 30
centimetres in diameter, the entire plant to 180 centimetres in
height. The
comes are bluish to yellowish brown. The name
Encephalartos is derived from the Greek.
en meaning 'within', kephali meaning 'head' and artos meaning
'bread'. The species name trispinosus referring to the three-spined lobes of the
leaflets. |