ENCEPHALARTOS VILLOSUS
Author:
Antoine Charles Lemaire, 1868
Family:
ZAMIACEAE
Origin:
Elevation:
Publisher:
Lem. In: Ill. Hort. 14, misc.: 79-80; 15. (1867).
Collection number:
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Thickness:
30 Centimetres
Height:
40-200 Centimetres Flower : Cones: Yellow
Propagate:
Seeds
CITES:
Synonyms:
Encephalartos plumosus, G.Nicholson.
Encephalartos striatus, Stapf & Burtt Davy.
This member of the Zamiaceae family was described by Antoine Charles Lemaire in 1868. It is found in the southern Natal Province and the eastern part of the Cape Province, South Africa and in Eswatini. It grows in a well drained soil with some water and some sun. The short stem can grow up to 30 centimetres in diameter and 40 to 200 centimetres height. 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 is Latin meaning 'softly hairy'. Sub-Family Encephalartoideae, Tribe Encephalarteae, Sub-Tribe Encephalartinae.
Flower
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Soil
Mix
Water
Medium
Sun
Medium
