Cycads   Encephalartos pterogonus

Synonymy:
None

Common Names:
None

Distribution:
Mt Mruwere, Mozambique, where a single colony was discovered.

Habitat:
Rocky, hillside.

Description:
A medium-sized, suckering cyacd with a trunk to about 1.5 tall, and up to 4 stems. Leaves are light green, and up to 1.5m long.

General:
This plant is very rare. It was discovered in 1949, described in 1969, and was extinct in its habitat by 1975, due to poachers.

Culture:
Sunny, moist, but well drained position. Dislikes frost. Very difficult to get to cone.

Figure 1. E. pterogonus

Figure 2. E. pterogonus

Reference:	Cycads Of The World, David Jones.
Contributed by:	Mike Gray

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