Mazhar Botanic Garden

Cycas circinalis L.

Queen Sago False Sago Fern Palm

Sample code: EGY-MBG-000707
English name: Queen Sago, False Sago, Fern Palm
Arabic name: سيكاس سرسينالس
Native: Southern India and Sri Lanka
Country: India Sri Lanka
(PGR): Cultivated plant

Evergreen dioecious cycads Stem up to 5-7 m tall leaves pinnate, arranged in a rosette pattern 150-250 cm long Microsporophylls densely aggregated to form large terminal cones, Megasporophylls loosely arranged, crowded round the apex of stem ovules 1-5 on either side of sporophyll Seeds globose

Ornamental plant. young leaves are harvested for food and medicine. The gum is also said to resemble tragacanth gum (obtained from Astragalus gummifer).

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Texture: Loam Sandy
Fertility: Low
Drainage: Well drained
Salinity: Low
Water Sources: Moderate Water
Climates: Subtropics Temperate
Lights: Full sun Light shade
Propagation: Seeds, offsets, suckers
Flowering time: Summer and autumn
Zone: 10 : 11
pH range: 7.0
Status: Endangered
Life span: Perennial
Habits: Cycads
Sample Type: Introduced - cultivated
Collecting Sources: Botanical garden
Plant Uses: Food Human food Indoor plant Landscape Ornamental
Plant Populations density: Rare
Vegetation types: Evergreen
pH: Mild acid

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