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Accession Data:

Cycas revoluta Thunb.

  • Common Name: King Sago (male specimen)
  • Family: Cycadaceae Pers.

  • Country of Origin: Japan (Kyushu) to Nansei-shoto
  • Habitat: steep to precipitous stony sites; previously on flatter land now cleared

  • USDA Zone: 8b-11

Accession Data:

  • Accession # 198500299
  • Source:
  • Accession Date: 01-01-1985
  • Bench: 3116 - EVO: Propagation - Mist
    • Currently: active - healthy
    • Qty: 4 confirmed on 11-29-2024
  • Restrictions:
    • Poisonous Plant Parts - Not for Human Consumption
    • CITES Appendix II Listed Plant

Classification:

  • Division: Cycadophyta
  • Class: Cycadopsida
  • SubClass: Cycadidae
  • Order: Cycadales
  • SubOrder:
  • Family: Cycadaceae
  • SubFamily:
  • Tribe:
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References (internal):

  • Gymnosperms & Gnetophytes
  • EEB 3203 - Developmental Plant Morphology
  • The Human Epoch; Living in the Anthropocene
  • EEB Greenhouse Holdings native to: Japan / Nansei-shoto /

References (external):

  1. Cycad Pages at RBG Sydney
  2. The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Last accessed on Tuesday, April 05, 2016.
  3. WCSP (2016). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Last accessed on Tuesday, April 05, 2016.

data regenerated on Fri, 29 Nov 2024 12:00:20 -0500 [bcm v4.0]

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Current Accessions in the Cycadaceae

  • Cycas circinalis
  • Cycas revoluta
  • Cycas revoluta
  • Cycas siamensis
  • Cycas taitungensis W/C
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