Encephalartos cerinus
Waxen cycad
Family Zamiaceae
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About
Encephalartos cerinus, the waxen cycad, is a critically endangered, stemless cycad from southern Africa with bluish, wax-coated leaves.
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
- Stemless; leaves 80–120 cm long.
Field notes
Morphology
Grows from an underground stem about 30 cm long. Eight to ten flat, bluish or silvery-green leaves 80–120 cm long carry leaflets with a thick waxy coating that smells when rubbed. Each plant bears one cone at a time, turning from bluish green to yellow; male cones are 55–60 cm long, female cones 30–35 cm.
Habitat
- Altitude
- Not recorded
- Altitude class
- —
- IUCN status
- Critically endangered
Cultivation
- Difficulty
- Not recorded
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