The stems are erect or decumbent, growing to 1.5 m tall but most often less than a metre. The leaves are pinnate, keeled, 60–100 cm long. New fronds are glaucous blue at first, becoming dark yellow-green, moderately glossy above. Megasporophylls are thickly covered in orange indumentum and the developing seeds have an intensely glaucous sarcotesta.
Habitatedit
This cycad has a main distribution in sparse Eucalyptus savanna on skeletal soils over outcrops of rhyolite or basalt west of the Atherton Tableland in north-east Queensland. This species is fire tolerant. It grows abundantly in cool habitat
Galleryedit
Wild plant in open savanna in north Queensland
With fire-blackened, branched caudex
Megasporophylls on a wild plant
Colony on an outcrop of rhyolite in open dry-tropical savanna in northern Queensland
Referencesedit
Cycad Pages: Cycas platyphylla
The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: Cycas platyphylla
October 26, 2023
cycas, platyphylla, this, article, includes, list, references, related, reading, external, links, sources, remain, unclear, because, lacks, inline, citations, please, help, improve, this, article, introducing, more, precise, citations, november, 2021, learn, w. This article includes a list of references related reading or external links but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations November 2021 Learn how and when to remove this template message Cycas platyphylla is a cycad in the genus Cycas native to Queensland Australia Cycas platyphyllaConservation statusEndangered IUCN 3 1 Scientific classificationKingdom PlantaeClade TracheophytesClade GymnospermsDivision CycadophytaClass CycadopsidaOrder CycadalesFamily CycadaceaeGenus CycasSpecies C platyphyllaBinomial nameCycas platyphyllaK D HillThe stems are erect or decumbent growing to 1 5 m tall but most often less than a metre The leaves are pinnate keeled 60 100 cm long New fronds are glaucous blue at first becoming dark yellow green moderately glossy above Megasporophylls are thickly covered in orange indumentum and the developing seeds have an intensely glaucous sarcotesta Habitat editThis cycad has a main distribution in sparse Eucalyptus savanna on skeletal soils over outcrops of rhyolite or basalt west of the Atherton Tableland in north east Queensland This species is fire tolerant It grows abundantly in cool habitatGallery edit nbsp Wild plant in open savanna in north Queensland nbsp With fire blackened branched caudex nbsp Megasporophylls on a wild plant nbsp Colony on an outcrop of rhyolite in open dry tropical savanna in northern QueenslandReferences editCycad Pages Cycas platyphylla The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Cycas platyphylla Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Cycas platyphylla amp oldid 1107672240, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
