About Queen Sago
Cycas rumphii, commonly known as queen sago or the queen sago palm, is a dioecious gymnosperm, a species of cycad in the genus Cycas native to Indonesia, New Guinea and Christmas Island. Although palm-like in appearance, it is not a palm.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Cycas rumphii
- Genus
- Cycas
- Family
- CYCADACEAE
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Planted
- Native to
- Indonesia
- Distribution
- India, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Cocos Islands, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Malay Peninsula, Molucca, Papua New Guinea, N. Australia
- Conservation status
- Near Threatened (NT)
Local Names
- Malayalam
- ക്വീൻ സാഗോ
Botanical family
Cycadaceae
CYCAD FAMILY
Queen Sago belongs to the Cycadaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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