1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
1.3 Origin
South Africa
Eastern Africa, Middle Africa
1.4 Types
Not available
Not Available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Upland savannas
Riverine forest, wooded grassland
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 22, 23, 24
H1, H2, 12, 13, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
1.9 Habit
Arching/Fountain-shaped
Arching/Fountain-shaped
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
300.00 cm1,220.00 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
300.00 cm910.00 cm
0.1
6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Not Available
Dark Red, Tan
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Yellow, Orange, Orange Red
Tan
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Dark Green
Green, Dark Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green
Green, Dark Green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Dark Green
Green, Dark Green
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
Long linear and narrow
Pinnate
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Not Available
Indeterminate
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
Light Frost
Drought, Salt
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground
4.2 How to Plant?
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Needs less watering
Needs a lot of water initially
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
4.5.2 Soil Type
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
4.6 Sun Exposure
4.7 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Balanced liquid fertilizer monthly
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Cycad weevils, Root Pathogen
Leaf spot, Mealybugs, Rust
4.10 Plant Tolerance
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
5.2.2 Edible Fruit
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
5.5 Showy Bark
5.6 Foliage Texture
5.7 Foliage Sheen
5.8 Evergreen
5.9 Invasive
5.10 Self-Sowing
5.11 Attracts
Not Available, pollinators
Bees, Birds, Butterflies, Not Available
5.12 Allergy
Not Available
Poisonous when unripe
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes
Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Acne, Slow downs aging
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Not Available
Gynaecological, Malaria, STDs
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Bark, Pine
Dried seeds, Leaves
6.2.3 Other Uses
Traditional medicine
Used to flavour beer, Used to produce a red dye
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Tropical
Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Tropical
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
Encephalartos lebomboensis
KIGELIA africana
7.2 Common Name
Lebombo Cycad
Sausage Tree
7.2.1 In Hindi
Lebombo Cycad
Sausage Tree
7.2.2 In German
Lebombo Palmfarn
Sausage Tree
7.2.3 In French
Lebombo Cycad
saucisse Arbre
7.2.4 In Spanish
Lebombo cícadas
Árbol de salchicha
7.2.5 In Greek
Lebombo Cycad
λουκάνικο δέντρο
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Lebombo Cycad
Árvore de salsicha
7.2.7 In Polish
Lebombo Cycad
kiełbasa Drzewo
7.2.8 In Latin
Lebombo Cycad
farciminis ligno
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Cycadophyta
Magnoliophyta
8.3 Class
Cycadopsida
Magnoliopsida
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Not Available
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
8.8 Tribe
8.9 Subfamily
Not Available
Not Available
8.10 Number of Species