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Cycas circinalis
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Family:
CYCADACEAE
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Citation: Cycas circinalis L., Sp. Pl. 1188. 1753; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 5: 656. 1888; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1394(975). 1928; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 487. 1984; Ansari, Fl. Kasaragod Div. 363. 1985; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 443. 1988; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 459. 1990; Antony, Syst. Stud. Fl. Kottayam Dist. 471. 1989; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 440. 1994; Subram., Fl. Thenmala Div. 360. 1995; Ravikumar & Ved, Illustr. Field Guide 100 Red Listed Med. Pl. 107. 2000; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 590. 2005.
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Malayalam Name(s):
Chana, Chanappan, Chalanga, Edanthu, Eenth, Eenthinpana, Kalamaram, Kalanga, Karalei, Knan, Rinbadham, Theddappana
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Tamil name(s):
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English name(s):
Crozier Cycas, False Sago, Fern Cycas, Fern Palm, Palm-Leaved Cycas, Queen Cycas, Queen Sago
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Description:
Large shrub to small trees with terminal crown of large pinnately compound leaves; dioecious. Microsporophylls densely aggregated to form large terminal cones. Megasporophylls loosely arranged, crowded round the apex of stem; ovules 1-5 on either side of sporophyll. Seeds globose.
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Habit:
Shrub to Small Tree
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Flowering & Fruiting:
December-February
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District(s):
All Districts
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Medicinal:
Yes
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Habitat:
Wastelands and moist deciduous forests
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Distribution:
Indo-Malesia and Tropical East Africa
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Aquatic:
No
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Epiphyte(s):
No
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Saprophyte:
No
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Stem parasite:
No
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Root parasite:
No
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Flower colour(s):
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Weed:
No
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Monocot/Dicot:
,g,
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Exotic:
No
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Garden:
No
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Edible:
Yes
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Vegetable:
No
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Endemic to:
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IUCN status:
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Altitude:
-1000
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Localities:
Maniyaar, Pathenthode, Kannoth, Ezhimala, Attappady R.F., Karivara slopes, Pooyamkutty, Ariankavu
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