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Encephalartos spp
Cycad
Kaffir Bread, Bread PalmsPlant Facts
| Scientific Name | Encephalartos spp |
| Principal Common Name | Cycad |
| Common Name(s) | Kaffir Bread, Bread Palms |
| Synonym | |
| Description | There are 20 or more plamlike plants all native to South Africa. The genus includes both tuberous and columnar varities. Some have spiny foliage. Cycads are an ancient group of seed plants characterized by a large crown of compound leaves and a stout trunk. They are evergreen, gymnospermous, dioecious plants having large pinnately compound leaves. |
| General Comments | The cycad fossil record dates to the Early Permian, 280 mya. |
| Origin | |
| Nativity | Africa |
| Height Range | 0 - 0 |
| Spread Range | 0 - 0 |
| Flower Showy | N |
| Warning | |
| Sunset Zones | |
| USDA Zones | 9a : 9b : 10a : 10b : 11 |
| Leaf Color | Green |
| Leaf Texture | Fern-like : Glossy : Spiny : Stiff |
| Form | Cycad : Shrub : Small Tree |
| Flower Color | |
| Flower Time | |
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| Ease of Growing | Average : Difficult |
| Light Preferences | Sun (minimum 8 hours direct sun) : Partial Shade : Light Shade |
| Soil Preferences | Well-drained |
| Watering Preferences | Medium |
| Outstanding Features | Form |
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