How to identify Queen Sago
Identify Queen Sago by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a tree habit.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Coastal species (queen sago).
- In India, compare location records such as West Bengal.
- Confirm it sits within the Cycadaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Queen Sago.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Cycas rumphii
- Genus
- Cycas
- Family
- Cycadaceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Planted
- Habitat type
- Cultivated
- Native to
- Indonesia
- Distribution
- India, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Cocos Islands, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Malay Peninsula, Molucca, Papua New Guinea, N. Australia
- Found in India
- West Bengal
- Conservation status
- Near Threatened (NT)
Local Names
- Malayalam
- ക്വീൻ സാഗോ
About Queen Sago
A member of the Cycadaceae family, Queen Sago (Cycas rumphii) is a tree. In India it has been recorded in West Bengal. It is planted.
Botanical family
Cycadaceae
Cycad Family
Queen Sago belongs to the Cycadaceae family.
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