Cycads

Cycas thouarsii

Cycas thouarsii, the Madagascar cycad, is an evergreen arborescent cycad in the genus Cycas. It is named after a French botanist Louis-Marie Aubert du Petit-Thouars (1758—1831). Description The stem of this...

Cycas debaoensis

Cycas debaoensis is a plant species endemic to the Guangxi region of China. It grows in sunny locations at elevations of 700–1000 m.[2] It is closely related to Cycas multipinnata. Discovered and described as recently...

Cycas Clivicola sp. Lutea

A very elegant, slender cycad from limestone cliffs from southeast Thailand to southern Vietnam. It has a smooth, yellowish trunk and green leaves. Stem to 6 m tall, 10-14 cm diam. at nar- rowest point, bark pale yellow. Leaves bright green, 0.9-1.6 m...

Cycas chamaoensis

Known only from the mountain of Khao Chamao in southeastern Thailand, where it grows on rocky granite outcrops around 500 m (1700 ft.), this large cycad is generally similar to C. pectinata and forms a smooth trunk to 10 m (33 ft.) tall, that holds a...

Cycas petraea

This rare, and robust cycad from steep limestone hills in Loei province in northern central Thailand and neighboring Laos has been scientifically described in 2002 as a new species. It will form a straight, pale brown trunk to 6 m tall. The leaves...

Dioon Califanoi

Dioon califanoi is a species of cycad that is native to Oaxaca and Puebla states, Mexico.[2] It is found near Teotitlán del Camino and Huautla de Jiménez. A rare, most...

Macrozamia Diplomera

Introduction: Macrozamia diplomera is a medium sized (Section Macrozamia ) cycad that is endemic to New South Wales. It has a subterranean caudex and normally has fronds with divided (bifurcated) pinnae. History: M. diplomera is the...

Cycas pectinata

Cycas pectinata was the fourth species of Cycas to be named; it was described in 1826 by Scottish surgeon and botanist Francis Buchanan-Hamilton from Kamrup, Assam in northeast India. The species is one of the most...

Macrozamia serpentina

A new species from southeastern Queensland, described as recently as 2001 by renowned Australian botanists and Macrozamia specialists David Jones and P.I. Forster. It has an underground trunk and numerous flat, glossy...