Encephalartos Species, Ugandan Cycad

Encephalartos equatoralis is a highly endangered species from Uganda, threatened with extinction because male and female plants are curre...Read Morently located too far apart for successful pollination. From my experience this plant looks similar to E. natalensis with thinner, shorter, but more lanceolate leaflets. It may be a candidate for the least common Encephalartos in cultivation, even though it may not be as prized as some of the other species.

Rare Ugandan cycad on the brink of extinction. Exists only sparsely in cultivation since populations so small, or pollinators extinct, a...Read Mores no viable seed is ever produced anymore. Only source of new plants are offsets (thankfully it offsets quite prolifically), making them very rare and expensive plants. Future of this species quite doubtful. Known for its light green, incredibly spiny, straight long leaves.