Cycas revoluta

Common Name(s):

Cycad, sago palm

Category:

Poisonous Plants

Description:

Evergreen, palm-like; leaves 1-pinnately divided, glossy green, the leaflets narrow, with a sunken midrib and the margins rolled downward; pollen cone large and erect; the seeds on loosely arranged leaves around the stem, each seed large, plum-like, pale yellow-tan

Family:

Cycadaceae

Origin:

Japan

Poison Part:

Fleshy seeds, leaves, unprocessed flour from stem pith

Poison Delivery Mode:

Ingestion

Symptoms:

Vomiting, diarrhea, headache, dizziness, seizures

Edibility:

Processed flour

Toxic Principle:

Glycosides and an amino acid BMAA

Severity:

TOXIC ONLY IF LARGE QUANTITIES EATEN.

Found in:

Houseplant or interiorscape; landscape as cultivated perennial in warm, coastal areas, as container plant in cool areas

NCCES plant id: 1016