About
Encephalartos gratus, the Mulanje cycad, is a cycad of southern Malawi and Mozambique with broad, arching 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
- Trunk up to about 1.2 m; leaves 0.9–1.8 m long.
Field notes
Morphology
Trunks are single, round or up to 1.2 m tall and 60 cm wide. Numerous arching leaves 0.9–1.8 m long have a hairy, swollen stalk and 30–70 pairs of dull green, flexible leaflets; the lowest leaflets are reduced to thorns.
Distribution & habitat
Mulanje District in southern Malawi and several sites in Zambezia Province, Mozambique, including Mount Namuli, Mount Morrumbala and Namarroi.
Habitat
- Altitude
- Not recorded
- Altitude class
- —
- Native to
- Malawi, Mozambique
- IUCN status
- Vulnerable
Cultivation
- Difficulty
- Not recorded
Text adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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