Family: Cycadaceae

Genus: Cycas

Species: pectinata

Sample code: EGY-MBG-000850

Common name: Nepal Cycad

English name: Nepal Cycad

Native: East Asia- China- Nepal

Country: China East asia Nepal

(PGR): Rare

Stems arborescent, erect, sometimes branched, 2-12 m tall, 14-20 cm in diameter leaves semi-glossy, deep green to gray green 15-24 m long, petiole 30-80 cm long, leaflets linear, tapering to a minute spine female cones, closed type, densely gray to brown tomentose male cone solitary, erect, ovoid 30-55 cm long, 22 cm in diameter, yellow-orange

Ornamental. Medicinal. Edible young leaves.

Texture: Clay Sandy

Fertility: High

Drainage: Moderately well drained

Salinity: Intermediated

Water Sources: Medium Water

Climates: Subtropics

Lights: Full sun

Propagation: Seeds

Flowering time: Spring

Zone: 9 : 10

pH range: 7.0

Status: Vulnerable threatened

Life span: Perennial

Habits: Cryptophte Cycads

Sample Type: Introduced - cultivated

Collecting Sources: Botanical garden

Plant Uses: Landscape Medicinal Ornamental

Plant Populations density: Rare

Vegetation types: Evergreen

pH: Neutral