Queen Sago is a species of cycad known in the wild only from southern India, where it grows as a native plant. It is also notable as the only gymnosperm species among the native flora of Sri Lanka.
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DietPhotosynthetic Autotroph 1 System (Realm) Relationship to PeopleUsed in Traditional Medicine 3 Relationship to PeopleEaten or Drunk by People 3 Living or Extinct Scientific Name Conservation Status Comparison
CITES Appendix Connections
Child Taxon Of
Source Wikidata: Queen Sago
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1. Cycas circinalis (Wikipedia)
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Cycas circinalis, also known as the queen sago, is a species of cycad known in the wild only from southern India.
2. GBIF Species API
3. Plants For A Future: Cycas circinalis plant record
Plants For A FutureEdible Uses
The raw seed is poisonous, but after being cut into thin slices, dried, then steeped in water for a few minutes and dried again, it becomes edible[2, 61, 63, 146, 177].
Medicinal Uses
The bark and the seeds are ground to a paste with oil and used as a poultice on sores and swellings[240].
View the Source 4. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ161198, descriptionView the Source 5. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Cycas circinalis
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6. Wikidata: Queen Sago
- Wikidata P141 (IUCN conservation status) claim, entity QID Q161198
- Child Taxon Of: Cycadopsida, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
View the SourceIUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Plant (Wikipedia)
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They are predominantly photosynthetic or came from photosynthetic ancestors, meaning that they obtain their energy from sunlight by using the green pigment chlorophyll in their chloroplasts to produce sugars from carbon dioxide and water.
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