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Download as PDF; Printable version ... Cycas thouarsii is the most geographically widespread species, and is found in Indian Ocean islands ... List of cycad species ...
Cycads all over the world are in decline, with four species on the brink of extinction and seven species have fewer than 100 plants left in the wild. [2] 23,420 species of vascular plant have been recorded in South Africa, making it the sixth most species-rich country in the world and the most species-rich country on the African continent.
These photosynthetic bacteria produce a neurotoxin called BMAA that is found in the seeds of cycads. This neurotoxin may enter a human food chain as the cycad seeds may be eaten directly as a source of flour by humans or by wild or feral animals such as bats, and humans may eat these animals.
Lepidozamia peroffskyana is a palm-like cycad in the Cardboard Palm Family Zamiaceae. It is endemic to eastern Australia, primarily near the coast of New South Wales. The species is named after Count Peroffsky (1794-1857), benefactor of the St. Petersburg Botanical Garden.
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Ceratozamia is a genus of New World cycads in the family Zamiaceae.The genus contains 27 known currently living species and one or two fossil species. Most species are endemic to mountainous areas of Mexico, while few species extend into the mountains of Guatemala, Honduras and Belize.
Macrozamia spiralis is a species of cycad in the family Zamiaceae. It is endemic to New South Wales in eastern Australia, where it is found in sclerophyll forest on low-nutrient soils. Plants generally lack a trunk and have 2–12 leaves that range up to 100 cm (40 in) in length.
Download as PDF; Printable version; ... Species: C. saxatilis. ... Cycas saxatilis is a species of cycad found only on Saint Paul's Mountain in Palawan at Philippines ...