About Beddome’s Cycas
Cycas beddomei is a species of cycad in the genus Cycas, native to India, where it is confined to a small area of Andhra Pradesh state in the Tirumala Hills in scrubland and brush covered hills. Superficially similar to Cycas revoluta, it has erect, solitary stems. There are 20–30 leaves in the crown, each leaf 90 cm long, stiff, lanceolate, pinnate, with 50–100 pairs of leaflets, these 10–17.5 cm long and 3–4 mm wide, and angled forward at 45 degrees; the leaf petiole bears minute spines. The female cones are open, with sporophylls 15–20 cm long, with pink-brown coloured tomentose down, with two ovules. The cones emerge in November to December, ripening in March to May. The lamina margin is strongly toothed, with an acuminate point.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Cycas beddomei
- Genus
- Cycas
- Family
- CYCADACEAE
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Open deciduous forests
- Native to
- India
- Conservation status
- Endangered (EN)
Local Names
- Telugu
- Kondaeetha, Madanakamakshi, Peritha
Cycadaceae
CYCAD FAMILY
Beddome’s Cycas belongs to the Cycadaceae family.
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