Ituri forest cycad

This cycad grows to 6 metres tall with a trunk diameter of 50 cm. It has glossy dark green leaves. The leaflets are curved and tapering, with a spine at the top and several teeth along the margin.

Encephalartos ituriensis is native to the Ituri Forest in the Democratic Republic of Congo. It gets to be a large cycad with an erect or reclining trunk to 6 m tall and 50 cm diameter. In cultivation it is a vigorous species which adapts to situations from full sun to shade. Being suited to subtropical and warm temperate regions, it is very frost-tender. More

Encephalartos ituriensis (Zamiaceae): an emended description - RETOUR BACK More