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Cycas circinalis |
Queen Sago palm - Found along the equatorial plane of the equator in the continent of Africa. Notable for its blend between the Cycad and palm kingdom. Excellent for entries into office plazas, shopping complexes, or tropical gardens.
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Cycas thouarsii |
Thouarsii - In the remote wilderness of the island of Madagascar, this Cycad is found growing more than 25 feet high. Usually found growing along the eastern coast of the island because of better soil drainage and lighter shade conditions. |
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Dioon edule |
Virgin palm - Nicaragua and Honduras is where this Cycad received it name as "La palma de la Virgen." This palm has been currently found growing throughout Central American tropics. These Cycads expresses its waxy green color in shade areas. Particularly suited for the indoor growers.
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Dioon mejiae |
Mejiae - A Cycad name after the Doctor who first cultivated the seed--Mejiae. Dr. Mejiae first discovered the Dioon along rocky canyons in the sub-tropics. Native to Nicaragua and Honduras. Seen grown also in tropical regions. In the rural areas, the specimen is used to extract starch from the seed kernels.
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Dioon spinulosum |
Mexican Sago - The Mexican Sago palm is a large, attractive and easily grown plant. Mexican Sago has shiny, stiff, light to bright green leaves that grow in an upright nest shape. Technically the Mexican Sago is not a palm but rather a cycad, a living fossil that is one of the earliest cone bearing plants that trace their origins back to the ancient flora of the early Mesozoic era. The typical landscape size for the Mexican Sago is 5-12 ft (1.5- tall and 6 ft (1.8 m) across. The trunk of the adult Mexican Sago may grow up to 16 in (40.6 cm) in diameter. Mexican Sago leaves are arranged like the vanes of a feather (pinnate), about 5-7 ft (1.5-2.1 m) in length and extending radically out from the trunk. The 140-240 leaflets on each leaf are small, flat, have small marginal thorns and are tapered to a sharp point. The Mexican Sago is dioecious - it takes two plants to produce viable seeds. |
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Encephalartos natalensis |
Natal Giant Cycad - Encephalartos natalensis (Natal Giant Cycad) - This tall cycad can have stems of up to 6 m by 40 cm across. It is usually solitary, but can grow in clumps up to 11 stems. Cones are yellow with red seeds, female plants have 3-4 cones per stem, males have slightly smaller cones with 4-5 on each stem. Young leaves have white silky hairs maturing into large 1-3M x 30-40 cm glossy green leaves. No other Encephalartos have such a wide variation in foliage and cone sizes, at least seven forms can be distinguished. It takes full sun, has low water needs, and is hardy to about 25 degrees F. |
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Macrozamia moorei |
Macrozamia moorei - Macrozamia moorei is a cycad in the family Zamiaceae, native to Queensland (Australia).
It is the tallest-growing species of Macrozamia, growing to 7 m tall with a trunk 50-80 cm diameter. It has keeled leaves up to 2.5 m long, with short petioles bearing numerous spines, and 120-220 leaflets, each leaflet 20-35 cm long and 5-10 mm broad.
The species was described by Ferdinand von Mueller in 1881, naming it after Charles Moore (1820-1905), director of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney.
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Zamia furfuracea |
Cardboard palm - Native to the coastal regions of Veracruz, Mexico. The plant is easy to grow in Southern/Northern California or as a houseplant. The leathery oval leaflets are pinnate and feel similar to cardboard when rubbed. |