Cycas thouarsii R.Br. ex Dc.

Species

Gymnosperms > Cycadales > Cycadaceae > Cycas

Characteristics

A palm like plant. It grows up to 10 m. It is unbranched. The leaves are 1-3 m long. The leaflets are long and slender and 30 cm long by 1 cm wide. The midrib is yellow and there are no secondary veins. The edge of the leaf does not have teeth but there are some spines near the tip. Male and female cones are on separate trees. The male cones are yellow-orange and 60 cm long by 20 cm wide. The scales are close and wedge shaped. The female cones consist of loose, spirally arranged scales. They are covered with dense woolly hairs. The seeds are almost round and 6 cm long by 5 cm wide. They are brick-red in colour. The plant has a long tap root.
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Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality dioecy
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Nitrogen fixer nostocaceae
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

A tropical plant. It grows in a hot humid location. In the Cairns Botanical Gardens. Brisbane Botanical Gardens. It grows in light shade. It is very frost tender. In Townsville palmetum.
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Edible fruits seeds
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Cultivation

It can be grown from seed. It can be grown from suckers.
Mode seedlings suckers
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Conservation status

Cycas thouarsii threat status: Least Concern

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Synonyms

Cycas thouarsii