Editing Cycas elephantipes

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[[File:Cycas_elephantipes.jpg|frame|Figure 1. ''C. elephantipes'']]
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===Distribution & Habitat:===
Around the tops of steep sandstone massifs and cliffs in Thailand.
It is seasonally dry and deciduous forest, with a mainly grass understory.

===Description:===
A medium sized cycad to about 3m tall, with grey/green,
semi glossy leaves to about 1.5m long. It has a large swoolen base
(hence the name; like an elephants foot), and deeply fissured bark.
Very closely related to ''[[Cycas pachypoda]]''.

===General:===
Becoming rare in habitat, due mainly to pressure from plant collectors.

===Culture:===
Sunny, well drained situation, with a dry winter.
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[[File:Cycas_elephantipes02.jpg|frame|Figure 2. Showing the large, swollen base.]]
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[[File:Cycas_elephantipes01.jpg|frame|Figure 3. ''C. elephantipes'' with a male cone.]]
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[[File:Cycas_elephantipes03.jpg|frame|Figure 4. Close-up of the cone.]]
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===Contributed by: ===
Ruud Meeldijk,<br/>
Golden Lotus<br/>


===External Links:===
[https://www.cycadlist.org/taxon.php?Taxon_ID=121 World List], 
[https://www.iucnredlist.org/details/full/178862/0 IUCN],
[https://www.jstor.org/action/doBasicSearch?Query=Cycas+elephantipes JSTOR],
[https://www.trebrown.com/plant_info.php?species=Cycas+elephantipes Trebrown]
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[https://www.google.com/search?q=%22Cycas+elephantipes%22&amp;num=10&amp;sa=Google+Search Google],
[https://images.google.com/images?q=%22Cycas+elephantipes%22&amp;hl=en&amp;btnG=Google+Search GoogleImages],
[https://www.flickr.com/search/?q=Cycas+elephantipes Flickr],
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[[Category:Cycas|elephantipes]]
[[Category:Cycad|Cycas_elephantipes]]