Key Identification Features
- A pair of namele leaves is featured on Vanuatu's national flag and national coat of arms.
- Emerging leaves are hairy with involute vernation, and young leaves have a distinct bluish tint that sets this species apart from its close relatives Cycas rumphii and Cycas circinalis.
- Annual grass fires are a regular feature of the species' natural habitat.
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