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Cycas pruinosa
Photo Ken Hill
The Cycad Pages
Welcome to the intriguing world of Cycads
Survivors from before the dinosaurs!
The Cycad Pages
- Web access to a botanical database developed from
The World List of Cycads
, with a page for every known cycad.
What are cycads?
An introduction
Botanical information and links,
including
Identification and classification
- the families, genera and species
Ecology and conservation
- why are so many cycads endangered?
History
- cycad evolution and the fossil record
Geography and distribution
- where cycads grow; why they are there
Horticultural and general information
Grow your own!
- obtaining, propagating and growing plants; landscaping with cycads
Cultural, medicinal and ethnic significance
in different parts of the world
Where to see cycads,
in the wild or in gardens
Cycad Societies
around the world - meet other people interested in cycads
For more information
- further reading, Web links, where to get books and references
News
- What's new in the world of cycads
The Cycad Pages
Version 1.0
© 1998
Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney
Maintained by
Ken Hill
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