Malabar nut

Bread Tree

About Malabar nut and Bread Tree

Malabar nut

Bread Tree

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Biennial

1.2 Type

Herbs, Perennial

Palm or Cycad

1.3 Origin

South-Eastern Asia

South Africa

1.4 Types

Not Available

Alexandria cycad, Encephalartos caffer, Encephalartos concinnus

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NA66

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Semi desert, Wet forest

Riverbanks, Rocky areas, Scrubs

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

9-119-12

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12 - 9

12-8

1.8 Sunset Zone

Not Available

H1, H2, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

460.00 cm290.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

NA240.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White

Not Available

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Dark Green

Green, Dark Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Light Green

Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Dark Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Elliptic

Pinnate

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Very Fast

Slow

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Average

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Early Summer, Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Wet Site

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Stem Cutting

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Needs good drainage

Needs very little water

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

4.7 Pruning

Cut away fading foliage, Cut upper 1/3 section when young to enhancegrowth, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Remove crossing or rubbing branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Don't use high pH fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Aphids, Downy mildew, Dry root rot, Rust, Spider mites

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Heat Tolerance, Humidity

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

Insignificant

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

Not Available

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

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5.5 Showy Bark

✔ ✘

5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

Bold

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Aphids, Bees, Butterflies, Snails

Birds, Not Available

5.12 Allergy

Dizziness, Mouth itching, Vomiting

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes

Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Good Cleanser, Good for the Scalp

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification, Insect Repellent

Air purification, Shadow Tree, Windbreak

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Antipyretic, Bronchitis, Cough, Digestive disorders, Ear infections, Expectorant, Laxative, Migraines, Piles, Rheumatism, Throat infection, Treating fever

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Bark, Leaf Stalks, Leaves

Leaves, Seeds, Stem

6.2.3 Other Uses

Biomass for fuel, Can be made into a herbal tea, Culinary use, Oil is used for aromatherapy, Used as a laxative

Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Container, Hedges, Mixed Border, Screening / Wind Break, Tropical

Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Justicia adhatoda

ENCEPHALARTOS altensteinii

7.2 Common Name

Malabar nut, Adulsa, Adhatoda, Vasaka

Bread Tree, Prickly Cycad

7.2.1 In Hindi

अडुळसा, अडुसा

Bread Tree

7.2.2 In German

Indisches Lungenkraut

Brotbaum

7.2.3 In French

Justicia adhatoda

Bread Arbre

7.2.4 In Spanish

Justicia adhatoda

Árbol del pan

7.2.5 In Greek

Justicia adhatoda

ψωμί Δέντρο

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Justicia adhatoda

Árvore de pão

7.2.7 In Polish

Justicia adhatoda

chleb Drzewo

7.2.8 In Latin

Justicia adhatoda

panis ligno

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Tracheophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Equisetopsida

8.4 Order

Scrophulariales

Cycadales

8.5 Family

Acanthaceae

Cycadaceae

8.6 Genus

Justicia

Encephalartos

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots

Not Available

8.8 Tribe

Justicieae

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Acanthoideae

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

65866

1 27800

Properties of Malabar nut and Bread Tree

Wondering what are the properties of Malabar nut and Bread Tree? We provide you with everything About Malabar nut and Bread Tree. Malabar nut doesn't have thorns and Bread Tree doesn't have thorns. Also Malabar nut does not have fragrant flowers. Malabar nut has allergic reactions like Dizziness, Mouth itching and Vomiting and Bread Tree has allergic reactions like Dizziness, Mouth itching and Vomiting. Compare all the properties and characteristics of these two plants. Find out which of these plant can be used as indoor plant. If you are interested to decorate your house and garden, find out aesthetic uses, compare them and select the plant which will beautify your surrounding. Along with beautification, try comparing medicinal and edible uses of Malabar nut and Bread Tree and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Malabar nut and Bread Tree

Season and care of Malabar nut and Bread Tree is important to know. While considering everything about Malabar nut and Bread Tree Care, growing season is an essential factor. Malabar nut season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter and Bread Tree season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter. The type of soil for Malabar nut is Clay, Loam, Sand and for Bread Tree is Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Malabar nut is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline and for Bread Tree is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline.

Malabar nut and Bread Tree Physical Information

Malabar nut and Bread Tree physical information is very important for comparison. Malabar nut height is 460.00 cm and width Not Available whereas Bread Tree height is 290.00 cm and width 240.00 cm. The color specification of Malabar nut and Bread Tree are as follows:

Malabar nut flower color: White
Malabar nut leaf color: Dark Green
Bread Tree flower color: Not Available
Bread Tree leaf color: Green and Dark Green

Care of Malabar nut and Bread Tree

Care of Malabar nut and Bread Tree include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Malabar nut pruning is done Cut away fading foliage, Cut upper 1/3 section when young to enhancegrowth, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Bread Tree pruning is done Remove crossing or rubbing branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves and Remove dead or diseased plant parts. In summer Malabar nut needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Bread Tree needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.