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Plant Name: |
CYCAS REVOLUTA |
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Description:
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Robust-stemmed cycad, erect at first but gradually reclining with age, and suckering and branching when mature. Arching leaves, 0.75-1.5m long, are pinnate, with up to 125 sickle-shaped, glossy, dark green leaflets. Ovoid, woolly, golden brown inflorescence are produced on mature plants but seldom on those grown in containers. The male inflorescence, 40cm long, are pineapple-scented; females, 20cm long, produce ovoid yellow fruit, 3-4cm long. |
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SYNOPSIS | ||||
Mature Size / Spread / Form | 3m / Single trunk | |||
Foliage Color | Dark green / Brown | |||
Growth Rate | Slow | |||
Sunlight tolerance | Medium | |||
Wind tolerance | High | |||
Salinity tolerance | Low | |||
Drought tolerance | Medium | |||
Family name | CYCADACEAE |