Cycas circinalis
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| Cycas circinalis | |
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| A 200 year old specimen with a group of younger ones and a female cone in Prague | |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Cycadophyta |
| Class: | Cycadopsida |
| Order: | Cycadales |
| Family: | Cycadaceae |
| Genus: | Cycas |
| Species: | C. circinalis |
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| Cycas circinalis L. |
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Cycas circinalis, also known as the Queen Sago, is a type of cycad that was thought to be linked with the degenerative disease Lytico-Bodig disease on the island of Guam; however, the species native to Guam has since been recognised as a separate species, Cycas micronesica, by K.D. Hill in 1994.
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Cycas circinalis is the only gymnosperm species found among native Sri Lankan flora.
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