ENCEPHALARTOS FEROX
Author:
Giuseppe Bertoloni, 1851
Family:
ZAMIACEAE
Origin:
Elevation:
Publisher:
G.Bertol. In: Mem. Reale Accad. Sci. Ist. Bologna 3: 264-265. (1851).
Collection number:
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Thickness:
35 Centimetres
Height:
1-1,8 Meters
Propagate:
Seeds
CITES:
Synonyms:
Encephalartos ferox subsp. emersus, P.Rousseau, Vorster & A.E.van Wyk.
This member of the Zamiaceae family was described by Giuseppe Bertoloni in 1851. It is found in the northern Natal Province in South Africa, up to southern Mozambique. It grows in a well drained soil with some water and some sun. The stem can grow up to 35 centimetres in diameter and 100-180 centimetres height. The cones are yellow to red.
The name Encephalartos is derived from the Greek. en meaning 'within', kephali meaning 'head' and artos meaning 'bread'. The species name comes from Latin for 'fierce' or 'ferocious' in reference to the rigid, spiny leaflets. Sub-Family Encephalartoideae, Tribe Encephalarteae, Sub-Tribe Encephalartinae. This is not a branch with leaves, but one leaf, formed like a branch with leaves.
Flower
Cones: Yellow - Red
Soil
Mix
Water
Med
Sun
Med
