Family - Cycadaceae
Synonym - Cycas rumphii f. undulata, Cycas squarrosa, Cycas wallichii
Vernacular names - Chana, Chanappan, Chalanga, Edanthu, Eenth, Eenthinpana, Kalamaram, Kalanga, Karalei, Knan, Rinbadham, Theddappana
Habit - Tree
Habitat - Wastelands and moist deciduous forests
Distribution - ndo-Malesia and Tropical East Africa
Flowering and Fruiting -
Key Identification features - Dioecious large shrubs to small trees have stout, palm-like trunks covered in thick, corky bark. Their leaves are pinnate, arranged in a terminal crown. The petioles are 30-70 cm long, partly or entirely spinescent. Young leaves are densely pubescent but become glabrous when mature. Microsporophylls form large terminal cones with a terminal spine, while megasporophylls are loosely arranged around the stem apex. The seeds are subglobular to elongated, with a spongy, fibrous sarcotesta that can be light yellow, reddish-yellow, or brown at maturity.
Uses - It is a Medicinal plant
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