PLANTS Profile for Cycas circinalis (queen sago)

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PLANTS Profile

Cycas circinalis L.
queen sago

Symbol:

CYCI3

Group:

Gymnosperm

Family:

Cycadaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Tree
Shrub

Native Status:

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©Mark W. Skinner. USDA NRCS NPDC. United States, FL, Miami-Dade Co., Miami, Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden. July 4, 1982. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires notification of the copyright holder.

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Cycas circinalis L.

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Distribution:
Cycas circinalis L.


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Related Taxa:
Cycas circinalis L.

View 1 genera in Cycadaceae, 2 species in Cycas

Classification:
Cycas circinalis L.

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Cycadophyta – Cycads
Class	Cycadopsida
Order	Cycadales
Family	Cycadaceae – Cycad family
Genus	Cycas L. – cycad
Species	Cycas circinalis L. – queen sago

Introduced Information:
Cycas circinalis L.

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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More Accounts and Images:
Cycas circinalis L.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 183259.

Time Generated: 10/12/2008 10:19 AM MDT