Cycas thouarsii

Cycas thouarsii
Madagascar cycad
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Cycadophyta
Class: Cycadopsida
Order: Cycadales
Family: Cycadaceae
Genus: Cycas
Species: C. thouarsii
Binomial name
Cycas thouarsii
R. Br.

The Madagascar cycad (Cycas thouarsii) is a cycad from Madagascar, the Comoros, Mozambique and Tanzania.[1] C. thouarsii can reach up to 9 m tall, with leaves up to 3 m long.[2]

References

  1. Oliver Sacks (October 1997). The Island of the Colour-blind: And, Cycad Island. Picador. p. 221. ISBN 978-0-330-35082-2. Retrieved 8 May 2012.
  2. Robert Brown. 1810. Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae 347