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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 (Sotetsu [****anese ソテツ], sago palm, king sago, sago
cycad, ****anese sago palm) is a
species of
gymnosperm in the
family Cycadaceae, native...
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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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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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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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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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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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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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Cycasin is a
carcinogenic and
neurotoxic glucoside found in
cycads such as
Cycas revoluta and
Zamia pumila.
Symptoms of
poisoning include vomiting, diarrhea...
- 5
species of
cycad listed as
Extinct in the Wild:
Encephalartos brevifoliolatus,
Escarpment cycad Encephalartos heenanii, Heenan's
Cycad Encephalartos...
