Encephalartos hildebrandtii
Mombasa cycad
Family Zamiaceae
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About
Encephalartos hildebrandtii, the Mombasa cycad, is a tall cycad of coastal Kenya and Tanzania, growing from sea level to 600 m.
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
- Up to about 6 m tall; leaves 2–3 m long.
Field notes
Morphology
An unbranched trunk up to 6 m tall and 30 cm thick is covered in hairy scale leaves. Leaves 2–3 m long carry leaflets 20–26 cm long, with the basal ones reduced to thorns. Male plants bear 1–7 green or yellow cones 20–50 cm long.
Distribution & habitat
Kenya and Tanzania, from sea level to about 600 m.
History & etymology
Named after the German explorer Johann Maria Hildebrandt.
Habitat
- Altitude
- Not recorded
- Altitude class
- —
- Native to
- Kenya, Tanzania
- IUCN status
- Least concern
Cultivation
- Difficulty
- Not recorded
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