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Cycads / ˈ s aɪ k æ d z / are seed plants that typically have a stout and woody trunk with a crown of large, hard, stiff, evergreen and (usually) pinnate leaves. The species are dioecious, that is, individual plants of a species are either male or female. Cycads vary in size from having trunks only a few centimeters to several meters tall.
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 is one of the rarest plants in the world, being extinct in the wild with all specimens being clones of the type. [2]
Encephalartos barteri is the only cycad species recorded in West Africa. Nigeria ... CITES and Cycads: a user’s guide. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: Kew Publishing. ...
While there are more than 200 species of cycads, only one is native to Florida, and only a couple are popular landscaping plants in our area.
Cardboard cycads can only be reproduced by the fleshy, brightly crimson-colored seeds produced by the female plants. The germination process is very slow and difficult to achieve in cultivation; as a result, many plants sold for horticultural use are illegally collected in the wild, leading to the species being classified as Endangered.
Cycad sago is extremely poisonous to animals (including humans) if ingested. Pets are at particular risk, since they seem to find the plant very palatable. [ 16 ] Clinical symptoms of ingestion will develop within 12 hours, and may include vomiting , diarrhea , weakness, seizures, and liver failure or hepatotoxicity characterized by icterus ...
Cycas circinalis, a species endemic to India, was the first cycad species to be described in western literature, and is the type species of the genus. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] As of April 2024, there are 119 accepted species within the genus Cycas , all of which are native to Asia , Oceania, and eastern Africa and the Indian ocean region, with the largest ...
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. Of ...