Cycas pectinata

Synonymy: Cycas circinalis subsp. vera var. pectinata, C. jenkinsiana Distribution: Northeastern India, Nepal, Bhutan; northern Burma and Yunnan Province in southern China; and south and east into northern Thailand, Laos and Vietnam
Common name: Unknown Conservation status: Not threatened

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Male in cone

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Female bearing seeds

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Seeds being harvested

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Cycas pectinata seeds

Photos courtesy and copyright © 1998, Ganesh Mani Pradham of The Orchid Retreat; taken in West Bengal, India.

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