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The Cycad Pages
... cycad names and their synonyms Enter a name to search: Return: Name only Name and bibliography Name, bibliography and type Or go to the listings of species ... have been presented at the various International Conferences on Cycad Biology (Stevenson, Osborne and Hendricks, 1990; Stevenson and Osborne ... unexpected, with almost half of the now accepted cycad species being named in the last 20 years (see ...
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The Cycad Pages
... Cycad Pages The Cycad Pages ETHNOBOTANY OF CYCADS Nadia Audhali and Dennis Stevenson CYCAD USES Various cycad species are used as food, ceremonially, and/or for ritual and medicine. When used as ... South America, Carribean: Zamia Mexico/Belize/Guatemala: Ceratozamia, Zamia Further reading and references. The Cycad Pages The World List References and Links Home © 1998-2004 Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney ...
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The Cycad Pages
... for every known cycad. What are cycads? An introduction Botanical information and links, including Search for a name Identification and classification - the families, genera and species Ecology and conservation - why are so many cycads endangered? Coralloid Roots and Nitrogen Fixation - a critical aspect of cycad ecology History - cycad evolution and ...
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The Cycad Pages
... reduced in both numbers and distribution. There are now about 250 species in 11 genera, compared to possibly 300,000 species of flowering plants, the group that now dominates the world ... appearance. Cycads, however, differ greatly in almost all aspects of detailed structure and reproductive behaviour. Cycad plants are dioecious (i.e. male and female reproductive structures are borne on separate ...
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The Cycad Pages
... species in that genus and keys to identify them. Evolution and distribution are discussed on other separate pages. You can also search the World List of Cycads for any cycad name. Cycad ... Macrozamia Lepidozamia Zamioideae Ceratozamieae Ceratozamia Zamieae Microcycadinae Microcycas Zamiinae Zamia Chigua Cycad identification Try this experimental multiple-entry key based on the DELTA format ...
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The Cycad Pages
... Conservation Cycad plants are long-lived and slow-growing, with slow recruitment and population turnover. The fleshy and starch-rich stems are highly susceptible to fungal attack, and almost all species ... species in the wild, and creates threats to their continued survival. Threats are different in different parts of the world, and the IUCN Cycad Specialist Group is at the moment preparing a cycad ...
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The Cycad Pages
The Cycad Pages The Cycad Pages Geography Cycads occur in tropical and subtropical parts of the world, in areas of moderate to high rainfall (shaded in red on the map). Select an area to see the genera and species growing there. The Cycad Pages The World List References and Links Home © 1998-2004 Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney Written and maintained by Ken Hill
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The Cycad Pages
... 4? plants - a white Camellia, a red Camellia, a ?Ginkgo and a cycad. Cycas revoluta is the favoured species and most frequently seen, although local cycads also have been used in ... is introduced into a collection. Chewing insects. larvae of many species of insects, especially moths butterflies and beetles can seriously damage cycad plants by attacking emerging fronds. This immediately renders the ...
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The Cycad Pages
... Cycad Pages The Cycad Pages Cycas macrocarpa Photo Ken Hill ETHNOBOTANY OF CYCADS Nadia ... through extended processing before any part can be safely eaten. Even so, cycad consumption has been implicated in a number of disease occurrences (read about ... or according to genus or species. Click here to look at uses in different regions and for different cycads The Cycad Pages The World List References ...
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The Cycad Pages
... Botanic Gardens of Adelaide North Terrace, Adelaide With 10 genera and approximately 79 named species. Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne South Yarra Melbourne Townsville Botanic Gardens Townsville Rockhampton Botanic ... Garden Cape Town, South Africa (Other South African Botanic Gardens also hold good cycad collections) The Cycad Pages The World List References and Links Home © 1998-2004 Royal Botanic ...
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