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"Plants of Cycas calcicola reshooting after fire" [K. Hill] (1).
Cycas calcicola Maconochie

Common Names

Taxonomic notes

Described 1978; type locality north of Katherine (1).

Description

Range

Australia: Northern Territory, a few disjunct localities. Habitat is sparse woodland on sandstone or limestone, where the water table is near the surface. Rainfall 750 mm with a summer maximum. Summer diurnal temperatures are 25/38ºC; winter, 15/30ºC (1).

Big Tree

Trunk to 3 m tall and 30 cm diameter (1).

Oldest

Ethnobotany

Observations

Remarks

Status: Threatened. Lives in areas subject to high-frequency wildfire, after which flushed of conspicuous silvery or bluish grey leaves come forth. A popular ornamental for planting in areas with climate close to its native habitat (1).

Citations

(1) Jones 1993.


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Edited by Christopher J. Earle
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Last modified on 21-Dec-98

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