Cycas siamensis
| Synonymy: Epicycas siamensis, C. immersa, C. aurea, C. cochinchinensis | Distribution: Central Thailand |
| Common name: Unknown | Conservation status: Not threatened |
This is surely a rare cycad of great interest to collectors. Dark green pinnate leaves and a trunk to perhaps 2m. Coming as it does, from areas with high annual rainfall, it requires a good supply of water and should never be allowed to dry out.
Top photo courtesy and copyright © 2000, Martin Gibbons & Tobias Spanner, Rare Palm Seeds site. Middle and bottom photos copyright © 1999, George Yao; taken at Kunming Botanical Gardens..
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