OTHER CYCAD FEATURES
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ENCEPHALARTOS TEGULANEUS
Locality:
This species is endemic to the Eastern Province of Kenya.
It grows in dense forest on rocky slopes and outcroppings.
The climate is semi-dry and is fairly hot.
Plant Size: This species makes
a large plant. Leaves are between one and a half to two
meters in length, and stems are quite fat (getting around a
meter in diameter) and over ten meters tall. This species
can produce basal suckers, but is not what I would call a
prolific producers of pups.
Other Characteristics:
The name 'tegulaneus' comes from the Latin root meaning "tiled
roof". This is in reference to the overlapping sporophylls
of the male cone (like a tiled roof). (The Cycads,
Africa & The Americas, Lauren M.
Whitelock & Duke Benadom).
This species is large and showy, before you see any vertical
stem, this plant will produce a large upright crown of leaves.
As it grows, E. tegulaneus almost looks like a palm tree (and
has been mistaken form one - you will see why in the photos).
The leaflets are long and are a deep green. The leaflets
and petioles are armed and are sharp. Female cones are an
orange color and male cones are yellow.
Culture: In coastal and inland areas,
this species does well in partial sun. For desert areas,
this species is better adapted to filtered light or shade.
It does like a loamy soil and is tolerant of water, but does not
want to be excessively wet.
Landscape Usage: .This is a
large showy cycad and should be placed further back in the
landscape. You would bot want to have it to close to any
sort of "traffic".
Availability: We
have a reasonable supply of this species from smaller to large,
coning sized boxed specimens. Remember please that this is
a very rare species and is not easy to locate. Mail order
is possible on smaller sizes.
Pricing:
Encephalartos tegulaneus is a
rare Central African cycad. I would mention that it is a
bit expensive for a green cycad. Most nurseries do not
carry it. See more information on pricing below.
By Kew Botanical Garden Website
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