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Cycads / ˈ s aɪ k æ d z / are seed plants that typically have a stout and woody trunk with a crown of large, hard, stiff, evergreen and (usually) pinnate leaves. The species are dioecious, that is, individual plants of a species are either male or female. Cycads vary in size from having trunks only a few centimeters to several meters tall.
Cycas is a genus of cycad, and the only genus in the family Cycadaceae with all other genera of cycad being divided between the Stangeriaceae and Zamiaceae families. Cycas circinalis , a species endemic to India, was the first cycad species to be described in western literature, and is the type species of the genus.
Encephalartos woodii, Wood's cycad, is a rare cycad in the genus Encephalartos, and is endemic to the oNgoye Forest of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. It is one of the rarest plants in the world, being extinct in the wild with all specimens being clones of the type . [ 2 ]
Cycas aculeata; Cycas balansae; Cycas bifida; Cycas brachycantha; Cycas chevalieri; Cycas clivicola; Cycas collina; Cycas condaoensis; Cycas diannanensis; Cycas ...
Cycas revoluta (Sotetsu [Japanese ソテツ], sago palm, king sago, sago cycad, Japanese sago palm) is a species of gymnosperm in the family Cycadaceae, native to southern Japan including the Ryukyu Islands.
Cycadaceae (cycad family) Cycas micronesica: Micronesian cycad Cycadaceae (cycad family) Cycas pruinosa: powdery cycad Cycadaceae (cycad family) Cycas revoluta: sago cycad Cycadaceae (cycad family) Cycas thouarsii: Malagasy sago palm Cycadaceae (cycad family) Encephalartos: bread trees Encephalartos natalensis: Natal cycad Cycadaceae (cycad ...
Encephalartos is a genus of cycad native to Africa. Several species of Encephalartos are commonly referred to as bread trees, [2] bread palms [3] or kaffir bread, [4] since a bread-like starchy food can be prepared from the centre of the stem.
The Zamiaceae are a family of cycads that are superficially palm or fern-like. They are divided into two subfamilies with eight genera and about 150 species in the tropical and subtropical regions of Africa, Australia and North and South America.
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