Encephalartos bubalinus
Lake Natron cycad
Family Zamiaceae
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About
Encephalartos bubalinus, the Lake Natron cycad, is an East African cycad from Kenya and Tanzania with an upright trunk up to 2 m tall.
Care at a glance
- Pet safety
- Not recorded. We have no source on whether this plant is safe for cats, dogs or other pets — that is not the same as safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked.
- People
- Not recorded.
- Mature size
- Trunk up to about 2 m; leaves 60–160 cm long.
Field notes
Morphology
The trunk is upright or sometimes reclining, 35–45 cm thick and up to 2 m tall. A crown of leaves 60–160 cm long holds 50–90 pairs of tough leaflets that become spiny toward the base. Male and female cones are greenish; seeds are 30–40 mm long with a red-orange coat.
Habitat
- Altitude
- Not recorded
- Altitude class
- —
- Native to
- Kenya, Tanzania
- IUCN status
- Vulnerable
Cultivation
- Difficulty
- Not recorded
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