Cycas pectinata

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Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Cycas pectinata, Griff. Fig. 1180. A glabrous evergreen palm-like tree, to 10 ft. high in its native habitat but usually much shorter in cult.: lvs. ascending, recurved, 5-7 ft. long; pinnae 7-10 in. long, narrowly linear tapering into a minute apical spine, subfalcate; blade of carpophyll covered with dense tawny wool throughout, 6 in. long, broadly orbicular, long-acuminate, its margin deeply subulate-pectinate, stalk about equal in length to the blade with 2 or 3 pairs of ovules above the middle; spiny marginal teeth ¾in. long; terminal point 1½ in. long, tapering from a flat base, with 1 or 2 spinous teeth: seeds about 1½ in. long, ovoid: male cone 18 in. long, 6 in. diam., cylindric-ovoid; anther-bearing scales 1½ in. long, 1 in. diam., deltoid-clavate, the apex much thickened, abruptly acuminate, terminal point 1½ in. long, spine-like, ascending. India, Nepaul, East Bengal, 2,000 ft. elevation. Assam, Martaban, in pine forests. G.F. 4:114 (adapted in Fig. 1180). CH The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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