Encephalartos gratus
COMMON NAME | Mulanje Cycad |
TYPE | Cycad |
FAMILY | Zamiaceae |
NOTES | This vigorous growing
green cycad is native to northern Mozambique and Malawi. It gets to a mature height of about ten
feet in many decades with leaves averaging six to eight feet long. |
GEOGRAPHIC REGION | Mount Mulanje, Malawi and Mozambique |
NATIVE HABITAT | Grows in the Mulanje
mountains of Malawi and Mozambique, in deciduous forest, in rocky gorges, and
slope, in a habitat receiving 40-70 inches of rain per year. |
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