Cycas revoluta
Japanese fern palm, Sago Cycas, Japanese sago palm, King Sago, Sago Cycad, Fern Palm, Sago Palm, Sotesu-nut, Japanese sago cycad
Description
The Cycas is one of the oldest species on Earth. It develops a leathery, robust vegetation with radially arranged foliage.
It can be cultivated either as a house plant or, in temperate zones, as an ornamental in the garden or terrace.
A dioecious species, it has female and male individuals, which, however, do not differ in their vegetative appearance.
After a certain age the plant starts to produce bulbs (offspring) which in turn can be detached and cultivated separately.
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Cycadophyta
- Class
- Cycadopsida
- Order
- Cycadales
- Family
- Cycadaceae
- Genus
- Cycas
- Species
- Cycas revoluta
