What is a cycad?

Cycas, also known as fire bananas, got its name because its trunk is as hard as iron and it likes iron-containing fertilizers. In the south, the branches and leaves of Cycas are very similar to phoenix tails, so the south is also called Cycas phoenix tails.

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Cycas is an evergreen palm-shaped woody plant with a stem height of 1 ~ 8m. Stems terete, unbranched. After the growth point is destroyed, a cluster of branches and buds can grow under the wound, which is multi-headed. The leaf base and leaf scar left on the stem are scaly. Leaves grow from the top of the stem, 1 pinnate compound leaves, 0.5 ~ 2.0 meters long, thick leathery and hard, pinnate. Leaflets are linear, rolled in at birth, and then spread obliquely upwards, slightly V-shaped, with sharp edges rolled downwards, with dense rust-colored villi on the back of leaves and needle-shaped leaflets at the base. Dioecious, flowering from June to August, male cones are cylindrical, microspore leaves are woody, densely covered with yellow-brown villi, and most anthers are inserted on the back; The female flower is oblate, the megaspore leaves are broadly ovoid, the upper part is pinnately divided, and there are 2 ~ 4 exposed vertical ovules on the lower sides. Seed 65438+ripens in February, with large, oval and slightly flat seeds, which are reddish brown or orange when ripe.

Chinese name: cycad

Latin scientific name: cycad

Nicknames: phoenix-tailed banana, fire-resistant banana, phoenix-tailed pine, golden fruit, iron banana, fire banana and banana.

Field: the field of plants

Phylum: gymnosperm phylum

Outline: Cycas

Purpose: Cycas

Group: Cycadaceae

Genus: Cycas

Distribution: East Asia, Southeast Asia, Oceania, Madagascar and other tropical and subtropical regions.

English name: cycad