Cycads are seed plants belonging to the division Cycadophyta, with a stout, woody, cylindrical trunk topped by a crown of large, hard, stiff, evergreen, usually feather-shaped leaves. The species are dioecious, meaning individual plants are either male or female, and they vary from a few centimeters to several meters in trunk height, typically growing slowly and living for a long time. Living cycads are found across much of the subtropical and tropical world, with a few in temperate regions such as Australia, and reach their greatest diversity in the Americas, though they also occur in China, South and Southeast Asia, the Pacific islands and Africa.
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Distinguishing AppearanceStout, woody, unbranched trunk topped with a crown of large, hard, evergreen, usually pinnate leaves. 1 Scientific Name Connections
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Source Wikidata: Cycad
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1. Cycad - Wikipedia
Wikidata claim P225 taxon name
Cycadales
Introduction
Cycads -constituting the division Cycadophyta-are seed plants with a stout, woody cylindrical trunk with a crown of large, hard, stiff, evergreen and usually pinnate (feather-shaped) leaves.
Section: Relationship with humans
Nuts of Cycas orientis (nyathu) are eaten by the Yolngu in Australia's Arnhem Land. They are harvested during the dry season and soaked in water overnight before being ground into a paste, wrapped under bark, and cooked on an open fire.
Introduction
Cycads -constituting the division Cycadophyta-are seed plants with a stout, woody cylindrical trunk with a crown of large, hard, stiff, evergreen and usually pinnate (feather-shaped) leaves. The species are dioecious, that is, individual plants of a species are either male or female.
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Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ157114, descriptionView the Source 4. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Cycadales
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12405Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12405
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Wikidata: Cycadophyta
- Wikidata Q157114, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
- Child Taxon Of: Plantae, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
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the ancient, fern-like cycad Bowenia spectabilis (zamia fern) and other cycads including Cycas, and the giant Lepidozamia hopei (zamia palm);
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