King Sago palm (357008446)

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Summary[edit] Description: Common name: Sago Palm, King Sago Botanical name: Cycas revoluta - [ (SY-kas) from the Greek kukas, an erroneous reading of koikas, a kind of palm tree; (re-vo-LOO-tuh) rolled back from margins or apex ] Synonyms: Cycas miquelii Warb. • Cycas revoluta var. brevifrons Miq. • Cycas revoluta var. planifolia Miq. • Cycas revoluta var. prolifera Siebold and Zucc. • Cycas revoluta var. robusta Messeri Family: Cycadaceae (cycad family) Origin: Japan, South China Cycas revoluta (Sago Cycad), is a cycad native to southern Japan. Though often known by the common name of King Sago Palm, or just Sago Palm, it is not a palm at all, but a type of gymnosperm. This very symmetrical plant supports a crown of shiny, dark green leaves on a thick shaggy trunk that is typically about 20 cm in diameter, sometimes wider. The trunk is very low to subterranean in young plants, but lengthens above ground with age. It can grow into very old specimens with 6-7 m of trunk, however, the plant is very slow-growing and requires about 50-100 years to achieve this height. Trunks can branch multiple times, thus producing multiple heads of leaves. Courtesy: - Top Tropicals - Dave's Garden - ZipCode Zoo - From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Note: Identification attempted; may not be accurate. Date: 14 January 2007, 15:50. Source: King Sago palm. Author: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India. Camera location19° 07′ 21.25″ N, 72° 54′ 45.32″ E View all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap 19.122569; 72.912590.