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Cycadaceae

8 species · Plants

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Cycadopsida › Cycadales › Cycadaceae

Cycas revoluta Thunb. (sago cycad) is a slow-growing toxic cycad widely cultivated as an ornamental landscape and bonsai plant.

Cycas thouarsii is a palm-like cycad native to western Indian Ocean coasts and islands, used for food after processing and grown in horticulture.

Cycas seemannii is a cycad found in Pacific islands, and it is an important cultural symbol in Vanuatu.

Cycas circinalis, queen sago, is a wild-southern-Indian cycad cultivated widely in Hawaii, with processed seeds used for food.

Cycas armstrongii is a fire-tolerant endemic Australian cycad with an abundant, secure global population.

Cycas calcicola is a cycad species native to northwestern Northern Territory, northern Australia, growing in hot dry climates.

Cycas media is a toxic palm-like cycad native to northern Australia, whose seeds were eaten by Aboriginal people after careful toxin removal.

Cycas micronesica K.D.Hill is a medium-sized palm-like tree with a straight trunk ringed by frond scars.

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