Cycas revoluta
- Phonetic Spelling
- SY-kas reh-vol-OO-tah
- This plant has medium severity poison characteristics.
- See below
- Description
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An evergreen, palm-like plant. The leaves are 1-pinnately divided, glossy green, the leaflets narrow with a sunken midrib and the margins rolled downward. The pollen cone is large and erect. The seeds hang on loosely arranged leaves around the stem, each seed large, plum-like, and a pale yellow-tan. Moderately salt tolerant.
Found in: Houseplant or interiorscape; landscape as cultivated perennial in warm, coastal areas, as container plant in cool areas
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Cycas
- Species:
- revoluta
- Family:
- Cycadaceae
- Country Or Region Of Origin:
- Japan
- Edibility:
- Pith contains an edible starch that can be processed into flour
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Poisonous
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Fruit:
- Fruit Color:
- Cream/Tan
- Gold/Yellow
- Fruit Description:
- Seeds on loosely arranged leaves around the stem, each seed large, plum-like, pale yellow-tan
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Flowers:
- Flower Color:
- Insignificant
- Flower Description:
- No flowers; pollen cone is large and erect
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Leaves:
- Leaf Color:
- Green
- Leaf Feel:
- Glossy
- Leaf Type:
- Compound (Pinnately , Bipinnately, Palmately)
- Hairs Present:
- No
- Leaf Description:
- 1-pinnately divided, glossy green, the leaflets narrow with a sunken midrib and the margins rolled downward
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Stem:
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
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Landscape:
- Landscape Location:
- Coastal
- Container
- Houseplants
- Resistance To Challenges:
- Salt
- Problems:
- Poisonous
- Problem for Cats
- Problem for Dogs
- Problem for Horses
- Similar plants:
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Asparagus densiflorus (Sprengeri group)
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Russelia equisetiformis
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Kniphofia
