Cycads   Encephalartos munchii

Habitat: Open, rocky scrub central Mozambique. Only a single colony known. Description: A member of the E. manikensis complex, it is a small plant, to 1.0m tall, and 35cm in diameter. Numerous soapy-green 1.0-1.3m leaves, with a very slight v cross-section. The young leaves have a distinctly blue colour. Culture: Light shade/full sun in the cool tropics/sub-tropics. Their natural habitat has very hot, wet summers, and cool, dry winters. Seedlings are easy to establish, but mature plants have proved virtually impossible to transplant.

Figure 1. E. munchii - Stan Walkley examining the cone of a male plant.

Figure 2. E. munchii leaf detail.

Figure 3. E. munchii at Quail Botanic Gardens

Contributed by:	Lou Randal (Figure 1).
	Colin Wilson (Figue 2&3)

For further information try
		Links