ENCEPHALARTOS TRANSVENOSUS
Author:
Otto Stapf & Joseph Burtt Davy, 1926
Family:
ZAMIACEAE
Origin:
Elevation:
Publisher:
Stapf & Burtt Davy. In: Man. Pl. Transvaal 1: 40, 99, fig. 4b. (1926).
Collection number:
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Thickness:
40 Centimetres
Height:
12 Meters
Propagate:
Seeds
CITES:
Synonyms:
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This member of the Zamiaceae family was described by Otto Stapf & Joseph Burtt Davy in 1926. It is found in northern Transvaal Province of South Africa, growing in a well drained soil with some water and lots of sun. The stem can grow to 40 centimetres in diameter and twelve meters long. The cones are yellow.
The name Encephalartos is derived from the Greek. en meaning 'within', kephali meaning 'head' and artos meaning 'bread'. The species name from Latin: trans, 'across', and venosus, 'veins'.
Flower
Cones: Yellow
Soil
Mix
Water
Medium
Sun
Maximum
