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Kananga Cycad

Encephalartos poggei

Encephalartos poggei is a trunk-forming cycad from central Africa, growing up to about 2 m tall, with a crown of stiff leathery leaves. It needs warmth, good light and well-drained soil, and grows slowly.

Family: Zamiaceae (Cycad family)
Grows as: Shrub
Light: Full sun, Part shade
Water: Water freely in the growing season and let the top few centimetres of mix dry out between waterings; reduce sharply in winter.
Soil: Free-draining mix such as cactus or succulent mix with added grit or bark.
Temperature: 18–30 °C; protect below 10 °C
How easy: Moderate
Safety: Toxic: Seeds and other parts contain cycasin and related compounds that are toxic if eaten; cycad poisoning can cause serious gut and liver damage.
Native range: DR Congo to NE. Angola
Climate: wet tropical

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Encephalartos poggei is a species of cycad in the family Zamiaceae. It is referred to by the common name Kananga cycad. It is native to Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Zaire.

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Other Encephalartos plants

Cycad · Eastern Cape giant cycad · Cycad · Alexandria cycad · Cycad · Escarpment cycad · Lake Natron Cycad · Cycad · Chimanimani cycad · Runde cycad · Cycad · Winterberg Cycad

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Encephalartos poggei by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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