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[[File:Cycas_thouarsii04.jpg|frame|Figure 1. ''C. thouarsii'' in habitat, Madagascar.]] | [[File:Cycas_thouarsii04.jpg|frame|Figure 1. ''C. thouarsii'' in habitat, Madagascar.]] | ||
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===Distribution & Habitat:=== | ===Distribution & Habitat:=== | ||
Open coastal forests of Madagascar, the Comores, the Seychelles, | Open coastal forests of Madagascar, the Comores, the Seychelles, | ||
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[[File:Cycas_thourasii11-01.jpg|frame|Figure 3. ''C. thouarsii'' leaf detail.]] | [[File:Cycas_thourasii11-01.jpg|frame|Figure 3. ''C. thouarsii'' leaf detail.]] | ||
[[File:Cycas thourasii1-01.jpg|frame|Figure 4. ''C. thouarsii'' female plant, with several immature seeds.]] | |||
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Bruno Leroy (Figure 1)<br/> | Bruno Leroy (Figure 1)<br/> | ||
Rolf Kyburz (Figure 2&3)<br/> | Rolf Kyburz (Figure 2&3)<br/> | ||
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Distribution & Habitat:[edit]
Open coastal forests of Madagascar, the Comores, the Seychelles, and the east coast of Africa.
Description:[edit]
A large cycad to 10 m tall, with a 450 mm diameter trunk, which produces offsets along its length. Numerous (to 40) long (to 3 m) shiny green leaves. Very similar in appearance to Cycas rumphii.
General:[edit]
Thought to be the most ancient of the Cycas (and hence the Cycads), at an estimated 140 million years of age.
Culture:[edit]
Does best in a moist well drained spot, with light shade. A large and fast grower.
Contributed by:[edit]
Bruno Leroy (Figure 1)
Rolf Kyburz (Figure 2&3)
Gary Beaumont (Figure 4)