Cycas revoluta

This article is about the cycad sago palm. For the "true sago palm", see Metroxylon sagu.

Japanese sago palm
Cycas revoluta male reproductive cone
CITES Appendix II (CITES)[2]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Gymnospermae
Division: Cycadophyta
Class: Cycadopsida
Order: Cycadales
Family: Cycadaceae
Genus: Cycas
Species:
C. revoluta
Binomial name
Cycas revoluta
Synonyms[3][4]
  • Cycas aurea J.Verschaff.
  • Cycas inermis Oudem.
  • Cycas miquelii Warb.
  • Cycas taitungensis
    C.F. Shen, K.D. Hill, C.H. Tsou & C.J. Chen
  • Epicycas miquelii (Warb.) de Laub.

Cycas revoluta (Sotetsu [Japanese ソテツ], sago palm, king sago, sago cycad, Japanese sago palm) is a species of gymnosperm in the family Cycadaceae, native to southern Japan including the Ryukyu Islands. It is one of several species used for the production of sago, as well as an ornamental plant. The sago cycad can be distinguished by a thick coat of fibers on its trunk. The sago cycad is sometimes mistakenly thought to be a palm, although the only similarity between the two is that they look similar and both produce seeds.

  1. ^ Hill, K.D. (2010). "Cycas revoluta". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T42080A10622557. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T42080A10622557.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
  3. ^ Plants of the World Online. "Cycas revoluta Thunb". Royal Botanic Gardens. Retrieved 2022-05-22.
  4. ^ Chang, J.-T.; Chao, C.-T.; Nakamura, K.; Liu, H.-L.; Luo, M.-X.; Liao, P.-C. (2022). "Divergence With Gene Flow and Contrasting Population Size Blur the Species Boundary in Cycas Sect. Asiorientales, as Inferred From Morphology and RAD-Seq Data". Frontiers in Plant Science. 13: 824158. doi:10.3389/fpls.2022.824158. ISSN 1664-462X. PMC 9125193. PMID 35615129.