About
Encephalartos princeps, the Kei cycad, is a tall cycad from the Eastern Cape of South Africa with silvery to blue-green leaves.
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 6 m tall; leaves 1–1.3 m long.
Field notes
Morphology
Stems reach 6 m and may stand upright, lean or hang, 40–60 cm thick. Leaves 1–1.3 m long are silvery-green to bluish-green with leathery leaflets 15–19 cm long. Male plants usually bear 1–3 olive-green cones 16–26 cm long.
Habitat
- Altitude
- Not recorded
- Altitude class
- —
- Native to
- South Africa
- IUCN status
- Vulnerable
Cultivation
- Difficulty
- Not recorded
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