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This cycad is native to [[Thailand]], on Mount Khao Chamao. This cycad grows from bare [[granite]] outcroppings, in full sun. It is closely related to [[Cycas pectinata]]. The conservation status is insecure, as local inhabitants treasure the plant for gardening purposes and the plant's range is restricted to only 1 mountain. |
This cycad is native to [[Thailand]], on Mount [[Khao Chamao]].<ref>[http://www.pacsoa.org.au/cycads/Cycas/chamaoensis.html PACSOA - Cycads ]</ref> This cycad grows from bare [[granite]] outcroppings, in full sun. It is closely related to [[Cycas pectinata]]. The conservation status is insecure, as local inhabitants treasure the plant for gardening purposes and the plant's range is restricted to only 1 mountain. |
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*[http://www.thaipalmcycad.com/sme/catalog.php?idp=21 รายการสินค้า: พืชตระกูลปรง - Cycas chamaoensis] |
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Cycas chamaoensis is named after the only known habitat of this species, on and near Khao Chamao. Stems are arborescent, either erect or decumbent. Leaves numerous, exceeding 60 per crown, 1.2-2.5 meters in length, ending in terminal spine. Petiole 30–60 cm, glabrous and partially spiny. Leaflets in 85-155 pairs, and lanceolate, glabrous and angled forward at 60-70 degrees.
Female cones closed type, sporophylls 13–18 cm long with yellow to gray tomentose. 2-4 ovules per sporophyll. Lamina is long, almost circular, with numerous lateral spines. Sarcotesta 3 mm thick, and yellow in color, with smooth sclerotesta. Male cones solitary and erect, spindle shaped to narrow ovoid, 50–60 cm long, 12–13 cm in diameter, with orange color. Prominent apical spine present.
Habitat
This cycad is native to Thailand, on Mount Khao Chamao.[1] This cycad grows from bare granite outcroppings, in full sun. It is closely related to Cycas pectinata. The conservation status is insecure, as local inhabitants treasure the plant for gardening purposes and the plant's range is restricted to only 1 mountain.