Cycas orientis belongs to the plant family Cycadaceae, which is part of the division Cycadophyta. The species name "orientis" is derived from Latin and refers to the eastern distribution of the species in Arnhem Land.
Description
Cycas orientis is a species of cycad native to the dry, open forests of East Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory of Australia. It is a medium to large cycad, reaching heights of up to 7 meters (23 feet), and is characterized by its bright green, glossy leaves that can grow up to 1.25 meters (4 feet) in length. This species is well-adapted to the unique monsoonal climate of the region, which is characterized bt the hot and wet, and hot and dry seasons.[2] Since the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods, this species has changed very little.[3]
cycas, orientis, species, cycad, native, australia, northern, territory, conservation, statusleast, concern, iucn, scientific, classificationkingdom, plantaeclade, tracheophytesclade, gymnospermsdivision, cycadophytaclass, cycadopsidaorder, cycadalesfamily, cy. Cycas orientis is a species of cycad native to Australia s Northern Territory 1 Cycas orientisConservation statusLeast Concern IUCN 3 1 1 Scientific classificationKingdom PlantaeClade TracheophytesClade GymnospermsDivision CycadophytaClass CycadopsidaOrder CycadalesFamily CycadaceaeGenus CycasSpecies C orientisBinomial nameCycas orientisK D HillNaming EditCycas orientis belongs to the plant family Cycadaceae which is part of the division Cycadophyta The species name orientis is derived from Latin and refers to the eastern distribution of the species in Arnhem Land Description EditCycas orientis is a species of cycad native to the dry open forests of East Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory of Australia It is a medium to large cycad reaching heights of up to 7 meters 23 feet and is characterized by its bright green glossy leaves that can grow up to 1 25 meters 4 feet in length This species is well adapted to the unique monsoonal climate of the region which is characterized bt the hot and wet and hot and dry seasons 2 Since the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods this species has changed very little 3 References Edit a b Ottley H 2010 Cycas orientis IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2010 e T41992A10598037 Retrieved 26 June 2022 Cycas orientis Palm and Cycad Societies of Australia Retrieved 9 June 2023 Cycas orientis PictureThis Retrieved 9 June 2023 This cycad article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Cycas orientis amp oldid 1159298443, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
