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Encephalartos laevifolius

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Medium plant by AJC, PACSOA.


Photo from JMK, Wikipedia.org.


The female cone from Aloesinwonderland.com.


Male cones from Treesa.org.

Author: 

Otto Stapf & Joseph B.Davy, 1926

Family: 

ZAMIACEAE

Origin: 

SE South Africa, Eswatini

Soil: 

Mix

Water: 

Medium

Sun: 

Medium - Maximum

Thickness: 

25-35 Centimetres

Height: 

4 Metres

Flower: 

Cones: Male Brown - Yellow, Female; Light Yellow

Propagate: 

Seeds

Names: 

Kaapsehoop Cycad

Synonyms:  

This dioecious member of the Zamiaceae family was given this name by Otto Stapf and Joseph Burtt Davy in 1926. It is found in KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga and Limpopo provinces of South Africa, and at Piggs Peak in Eswatini. It is growing in a well drained soil with some water and some to lots of sun. The caudex can grow from  25 to 35 centimetres in diameter, the entire plant to four metres in height. The male cones are brown to yellow, the female cones are light yellow.

The name Encephalartos is derived from the Greek. en meaning 'within', kephali meaning 'head' and artos meaning 'bread'. The specific name is derived from the Latin word laevis which means 'smooth', and refers to the smoothness of the leaflets relative to that of the leaflets of E. lanatus.


Large plant by AJC, PACSOA.


Small plant from Junglemusic.net.