Cycas family
Cycadaceae
Cycas is a genus of cycad, and the only genus in the family Cycadaceae, with all other genera of cycad being within the Zamiaceae family. Cycas circinalis, a species endemic to India, was the first cycad species to be described in western literature, and is the type species of the genus.
As of April 2024, there are 119 accepted species within the genus Cycas, native to Asia, Oceania, and eastern Africa and the Indian Ocean region, with the largest number of species native to Australia, China and Vietnam.
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 64622.