Cycas platyphylla: taxon details and analytics

Domain
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Cycadopsida
Order
Cycadales
Family
Cycadaceae
Genus
Cycas
Species
Cycas platyphylla
Scientific Name
Cycas platyphylla

Summary description from Wikipedia:

Cycas platyphylla

Cycas platyphylla is a cycad in the genus Cycas, native to Queensland, Australia.

The stems are erect or decumbent, growing to 1.5 m tall but most often less than a metre. The leaves are pinnate, keeled, 60–100 cm long. New fronds are glaucous blue at first, becoming dark yellow-green, moderately glossy above. Megasporophylls are thickly covered in orange indumentum and the developing seeds have an intensely glaucous sarcotesta.

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Cycas platyphylla in languages:

Chinese
闊葉蘇鐵

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