Cycas

Classification:
Systematic Position
Division: Cycadophyta
Class: Cycadopsida
Order: Cycadales
Family: Cycadaceae
Genus: Cycas
Scientific Name: Cycas
Common Name: Sago Palm
Characteristics:
Cycas plant shows tuberous stem when young.
Plant grows very slowly adding a new crown of leaves every 1 to 2 years.
Shoot apex is protected by a rosette of brown scale leaves.
SOURCE
A textbook of common core Botany (B.R.C. Murthy &K. Rama Krishna)
Cycas structure, Reproduction & Life – Cycle by Dr. Maninder Kaur