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Photo by JMK, Wikipedia.org.


Another plant from Alchetron.com.


The female cones by Geoff Stein, Archive.org.


The fruits by Smir_001, Flickr.com.

Author: 

Pieter Johannes Vorster, 1996

Family: 

ZAMIACEAE

Origin: 

Lebombo Mountains; Mozambique, Eswatini, KwaZulu-Natal; South Africa.

Soil: 

Mix

Water: 

Medium

Sun: 

Medium - Maximum

Thickness: 

30 Centimetres

Height: 

4,5 Centimetres

Flower: 

Cones: Male; Yellowish-Orange. Female; Pale Yellow

Propagate: 

Seeds/Suckers

Names: 

Lebombo Cycad, Jozini Cycad

Synonyms: 

-

This dioecious member of the Zamiaceae family was given this name by Pieter Johannes Vorster in 1996. It is found in the Lebombo Mountains where Mozambique, Eswatini and KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa meets. It is growing in a well drained soil with some water and some to lots of sun. The caudex can grow to 30 centimetres in diameter, the entire plant to 4,5 metres in height. The male cones are yellowish-orange, while the female cones are pale yellow.

The name Encephalartos is derived from the Greek: en meaning 'within', kephali meaning 'head' and artos meaning 'bread'. The species is name means 'spiny' and refers to the plant's leaves.


The male cones from Sciencephoto.com


A large plant from Junglemusic.net.