Terrestrial plants have developed strategies to cope with suboptimal conditions. Storage of nonstructural resources is one of ...

A healthy female Cycas micronesica plant growing at the University of Guam was rescued from a construction site by use of a large stem cutting. Protecting the wound on the cutting with a sealant ...

image: The pole-like trunk if a Cycas micronesica tree is topped by radiating large leaves that create a distinctive appearance. view more . Credit: Thomas Marler. Conservationists are often ...

Japan (Amami Island, northern Ryukyu Islands): the large orange nuts or seeds are used as a famine or emergency food. The nuts grow in a cluster atop the stems of the plant. These may be mixed with ...

Nearly 65% of Cycas are threatened but what makes the flora unique is that despite being a contemporary of the dinosaur, the genus continues to thrive. There are over 100 species of Cycas found ...

Such resistance to extremes explains why Cycas revoluta, aka Sago palm does so well in the low desert. It's also due to the stem and roots being organs of water storage.