Cycad  (Cycas clivicola)

Description

Cycads have large, divided leaves and resemble palms and tree ferns superficially. This cycad species has a tall, narrow trunk with very long, slightly glossy leaves varying in colour with age from grey-green when young to bright green once mature. The large pollen cones vary from yellow through green to brown. There are two subspecies of this cycad that differ in appearance. Cycas clivicola clivicola has a smooth, grey trunk and relatively small pollen cones, whereas Cycas clivicola lutea has a smooth, yellow trunk and larger pollen cones (2).

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