Plants > Zamiaceae & Cycads
AT A GLANCECommon Name: Woolly CycadScientific Name: Encephalartos heenaniiCategory: PlantsSubcategory: Zamiaceae & CycadsSize: Stem height: up to 10 ft (3.0 m); Frond length: 3.0–4.0 ft (1.0–1.2 m)Weight: Mature plant mass: 300–800 lb (135–360 kg)Lifespan:...
Plants > Zamiaceae & Cycads
AT A GLANCECommon Name: Kwango Giant CycadScientific Name: Encephalartos laurentianusCategory: PlantsSubcategory: Zamiaceae & CycadsSize: Trunk height: 15–30 ft (4.5–9.0 m); Frond length: 13–23 ft (4.0–7.0 m); largest cycad leaves knownWeight: Mature specimen...
Plants > Zamiaceae & Cycads
AT A GLANCECommon Name: Tuberous CycadScientific Name: Bowenia spectabilisCategory: PlantsSubcategory: Zamiaceae & CycadsSize: Frond height: 3.3–6.5 ft (1.0–2.0 m); Subterranean tuber: 4–10 in (10–25 cm) wideWeight: 15–40 lb (7–18 kg); large underground...
Plants > Zamiaceae & Cycads
AT A GLANCECommon Name: Bamboo CycadScientific Name: Ceratozamia hildaeCategory: PlantsSubcategory: Zamiaceae & CycadsSize: Plant height: 3.5–5.5 ft (1.0–1.7 m); Frond length: 3.0–5.0 ft (0.9–1.5 m)Weight: Herbaceous woody cycad biomassLifespan: 100–300+ years in...
Plants > Zamiaceae & Cycads
AT A GLANCECommon Name: Eastern Cape Blue CycadScientific Name: Encephalartos horridusCategory: PlantsSubcategory: Zamiaceae & CycadsSize: Stem height: 1.5–3.0 ft (0.5–1.0 m); Leaf frond length: 2.5–3.5 ft (0.8–1.0 m)Weight: 50–150 lb (22–68 kg); Low-growing,...
Plants > Zamiaceae & Cycads
AT A GLANCECommon Name: Middelburg CycadScientific Name: Encephalartos middelburgensisCategory: PlantsSubcategory: Zamiaceae & CycadsSize: Stem height: 10–23 ft (3–7 m); Leaf frond length: 4–6 ft (1.2–1.8 m)Weight: Robust woody pachycaul trunk weighing several...
