Encephalartos sclavoi
Sclavo's cycad
Family Zamiaceae
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About
Encephalartos sclavoi, Sclavo's cycad, is a critically endangered cycad endemic to the Uluguru Mountains of Tanzania, with only about 50 mature plants.
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
- About 1 m high; leaves 1.7–2 m long.
Field notes
Morphology
Grows about 1 m high with dark green, semi-glossy leaves 1.7–2 m long and concave, heavily spined leaflets. New leaves emerge either green or reddish-brown, maturing to green. Male cones are cylindrical and greenish-yellow; female cones are larger, oval, 30–40 cm long.
Distribution & habitat
Endemic to the Uluguru Mountains, Tanzania.
Ecology
Seeds are dispersed by animals that feed on them.
Cultivation notes
Little used locally, but increasingly sought by collectors elsewhere, partly because of its rarity.
Habitat
- Altitude
- Not recorded
- Altitude class
- —
- Native to
- Tanzania
- IUCN status
- Critically endangered
Cultivation
- Difficulty
- Not recorded
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