Sign in Start free
Species library › Encephalartos › Encephalartos transvenosus
Other Well documented

Encephalartos transvenosus

The Modjadji cycad, a tall tree cycad up to 12 m from the mountains of Limpopo, South Africa, where it forms the only cycad forests in southern Africa. It wants warm, humid summers with plenty of water, a drier mild winter and bright but not scorching light.

Encephalartos transvenosus
Photo: Stickpen, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry
Light Bright, filtered lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
Expects a seasonal restGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Steep mist-belt slopes near Modjadjiskloof, where it grows in dense stands forming its own forest with other trees; young plants grow in partial shade under the adults.

Mountain slopes of the Limpopo escarpment, roughly 600–1200 m.

South AfricaLimpopo

🔒 Growing it like that

The wild conditions above, turned into targets for a shelf, a tent or a greenhouse. The full profile has:

✓ Day and night temperature targets, and the limits it tolerates
✓ Humidity band, and how to hold it
✓ Light as DLI and PPFD for a grow light
✓ Wet and dry seasons, and whether to rest it
✓ Substrate and airflow
✓ A step-by-step setup to grow it like the wild

Grow Encephalartos transvenosus? Add it to a free garden and its full profile opens. Pro opens all 38,374 profiles in the library, plants and fungi.

Start free Sign in

More Encephalartos

Encephalartos woodii Encephalartos afer Encephalartos ferox Encephalartos kisambo Encephalartos senticosus Encephalartos whitelockii Encephalartos altensteinii Encephalartos ghellinckii Encephalartos horridus Encephalartos latifrons Encephalartos lebomboensis Encephalartos friderici-guilielmi All 65 →

Profiles are drafts built from measured range and climate and from published sources; each section carries its own confidence in the app. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, used under its Public domain licence, unmodified.