Encephalartos inopinus
Lydenburg cycad
Family Zamiaceae
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About
Encephalartos inopinus, the Lydenburg cycad, is a critically endangered, palm-like cycad from Limpopo Province, South Africa.
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 3 m tall; leaves 80–110 cm long.
Field notes
Morphology
Grows up to 3 m tall with slender stems 15–25 cm across. Blue or silvery leaves 80–110 cm long carry narrow leaflets 14–21 cm long. Male plants bear 1–3 green-silver cones 18–25 cm long; females 1–2 larger cones about 30–35 cm long. Cones appear in January.
History & etymology
The genus name comes from Greek for "bear's head"; inopinus is Latin for unexpected.
Habitat
- Altitude
- Not recorded
- Altitude class
- —
- Native to
- South Africa
- IUCN status
- Critically endangered
Cultivation
- Difficulty
- Not recorded
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