Cycads /ˈsaɪkædz/ are seed plants that typically have a stout and woody (ligneous) trunk with a crown of large, hard, stiff, evergreen and (usually) pinnate...
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Cycas revoluta (redirect from Sago cycad)
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...
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Sago (section Cycad sago)
especially the sago cycad, Cycas revoluta. The sago cycad is also commonly known as the sago palm, although this is a misnomer as cycads are not palms. Extracting...
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Encephalartos woodii (redirect from Wood's Cycad)
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...
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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...
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Zamia furfuracea (redirect from Cardboard Cycad)
Zamia furfuracea is a species of cycad endemic to southeastern Veracruz state in eastern Mexico. Although not a palm tree (Arecaceae), its growth habit...
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Lebombo cycad is the common name for two closely related species of cycads native to the Lebombo Mountains: Encephalartos lebomboensis Encephalartos senticosus...
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The Cycad Nature Reserve is a small reserve near Bathurst for the purpose of conserving the critically endangered cycad Encephalartos latifrons. Near...
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Encephalartos brevifoliolatus (redirect from Escarpment Cycad)
brevifoliolatus, the escarpment cycad, is a cycad in the African genus Encephalartos. It is extinct in the wild. The escarpment cycad was found in short grasslands...
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Encephalartos transvenosus (redirect from Modjadji cycad)
is a palm-like cycad in the family Zamiaceae, with a localized distribution in Limpopo, South Africa. Its common names, Modjadji's cycad or Modjadji's...
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Sago palm (redirect from Sago Cycad)
be "true palms" in the family Arecaceae, or cycads with a palm-like appearance. Sago produced from cycads must be detoxified before consumption. Plants...
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Encephalartos longifolius (redirect from Thunberg's cycad)
palm-like cycad in the family Zamiaceae. It is endemic to South Africa and is commonly known as Thunberg's cycad, breadpalm or broodboom. This cycad is listed...
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Encephalartos lehmannii (redirect from Karoo cycad)
Encephalartos lehmannii is a low-growing palm-like cycad in the family Zamiaceae. It is commonly known as the Karoo cycad and is endemic to South Africa. The species...
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Encephalartos caffer (redirect from Eastern Cape dwarf cycad)
Encephalartos caffer, commonly known as the Eastern Cape dwarf cycad, is a species of cycad in the genus Encephalartos. It is a near threatened species native...
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Dioon (redirect from Dioon cycad)
Dioon is a genus of cycads in the family Zamiaceae. It is native to Mexico and Central America. Their habitats include tropical forests, pine-oak forest...
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Aulacaspis yasumatsui (redirect from Cycad aulacaspis scale)
(Purpus' cycad). Other common names include the cycad scale, the sago palm scale, and the Asian cycad scale. This is a serious pest of cycads which can...
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Encephalartos ferox (redirect from Zululand cycad)
Encephalartos ferox, a member of the family Zamiaceae, is a small cycad with 35 cm wide subterranean trunk. It gets its name from the Latin word ferocious...
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Encephalartos is a genus of cycad native to Africa. Several species of Encephalartos are commonly referred to as bread trees, bread palms or kaffir bread...
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The Palm and Cycad Arboretum at the Florida State College at Jacksonville is located on the south campus at 11901 Beach Boulevard, Jacksonville, Florida...
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Lytico-bodig disease (section Cycad hypothesis)
Initial laboratory results found low levels of free BMAA in cycad flour. The cycad hypothesis was abandoned a second time, because the acute toxicity...
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5 species of cycad listed as Extinct in the Wild: Encephalartos brevifoliolatus, Escarpment cycad Encephalartos heenanii, Heenan's Cycad Encephalartos...
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Encephalartos altensteinii (redirect from Prickly Cycad)
Encephalartos altensteinii is a palm-like cycad in the family Zamiaceae. It is endemic to South Africa. The species name altensteinii commemorates Altenstein...
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Luthrodes pandava (redirect from Cycad Blue)
Luthrodes pandava also called the Plains Cupid or cycad blue, is a species of lycaenid butterfly found in South Asia, Myanmar, United Arab Emirates, Indochina...
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'revealed seeds') are a group of seed-producing plants that includes conifers, cycads, Ginkgo, and gnetophytes, forming the clade Gymnospermae. The term gymnosperm...
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Fossil Cycad National Monument was a national monument in the U.S. state of South Dakota beginning in 1922. The site contained hundreds of fossils of...
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Lepidozamia hopei (redirect from Hope's Cycad)
Lepidozamia hopei, commonly known as Hope's cycad or Zamia palm, is a species of cycad in the family Zamiaceae, endemic to the Australian state of Queensland...
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relatives of the clade are the cycads, which share with the extant G. biloba the characteristic of motile sperm. The ginkgo and cycad lineages are thought to...
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fugax Encephalartos cerinus, Waxen cycad Encephalartos hirsutus, Venda cycad Encephalartos inopinus, Lydenburg cycad Podocarpus perrieri Extinct in the...
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Encephalartos sclavoi, common name Sclavo's cycad, is a critically endangered cycad in the family Zamiaceae. It is endemic to Tanzania, with a population...
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Encephalartos latifrons (known as the Albany Cycad) is a species of cycad that is native to Eastern Cape province in South Africa at elevations of 200...
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