Cycas Female Cone

 SCIENTIFIC NAME: Cycas
COMMON NAME: Sago palm, King Sago, Japanese sago palm
CLASSIFICATION: Kingdom – Plantae
Division – Cycadophyta
Class – Cycadopsida
- Order – Cycadales
- Family – Cycadaceae
- Genus –Cycas
-CHARACTERS:

- The female cones are differentiated into upper broad, lobed leaf like portion and
lower stalk like portion.
- No definite female cone is produced inCycas.
-These cones are formed by megasporophylls that are loosely arranged to formcrowns.
-Their Ovules are naked, hairy and red in colour.