Encephalartos msinganus
Msinga cycad
Family Zamiaceae
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About
Encephalartos msinganus, the Msinga cycad, is a critically endangered tree-like cycad from KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
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
- Up to about 3 m tall; leaves 1.1–1.5 m long.
Field notes
Morphology
A stem up to 3 m tall and 35 cm across bears stiff, keeled, light green leaves 1.1–1.5 m long. Smooth-edged leaflets 14–17 cm long end in a strong spine. Male plants carry up to four pale yellow cones 30–40 cm long; females one or two cones about 42 cm long.
Habitat
- Altitude
- Not recorded
- Altitude class
- —
- Native to
- South Africa
- IUCN status
- Critically endangered
Cultivation
- Difficulty
- Not recorded
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