cycad
Stout-trunked seed fern
A cycad is a primitive seed plant with a stout trunk and a crown of large, stiff, palm-like leaves.
Cycads dominated the landscape during the age of dinosaurs but survive today as a small group of tropical and subtropical species.
Despite their appearance, they're more closely related to conifers than to palms.
Many species are now endangered.
Exposed-seed plant
- dioeciousHaving separate male, female organisms
- coneTapered solid, circular base
- seedEmbryonic plant capsule
- megasporeLarge spore, female gametophyte
coralloid · cyanobacteria · nitrogen-fixing · neurotoxin · toxic · pinnate · rachis · leaflet
Before documented civilization
- dinosaurExtinct Mesozoic reptile
- fossilPreserved ancient organism
- paleobotanyStudy of ancient flora
- paleontologyStudy of ancient organisms
living fossil · evolution · primitive · ancient · relict · megafauna · cretaceous · extinct
Ornamental cycad houseplant
- frondsDivided leaf blades
- crownSovereign's ornamental headpiece
- trunkMain stem or storage
- arborescentResembling a tree
evergreen · symmetry · stately · landscape · garden · botanical · potted · specimen
At risk of extinction
- CITESWildlife trade agreement
- poachingUnlawful wildlife capture
- illegal tradeUnlawful commercial exchange
- collectorOne who gathers items
rare · habitat loss · protected · endemic · extinction · smuggling · biodiversity · preservation
gymnosperm
Exposed-seed plant
- dioeciousHaving separate male, female organisms
- coneTapered solid, circular base
- seedEmbryonic plant capsule
megaspore · coralloid · cyanobacteria · nitrogen-fixing · neurotoxin · toxic · pinnate · rachis · leaflet
prehistoric
Before documented civilization
- dinosaurExtinct Mesozoic reptile
- fossilPreserved ancient organism
- paleobotanyStudy of ancient flora
paleontology · living fossil · evolution · primitive · ancient · relict · megafauna · cretaceous · extinct · archaic
sago palm
Ornamental cycad houseplant
arborescent · evergreen · symmetry · stately · landscape · garden · botanical · potted · specimen · foliage
endangered
At risk of extinction
- CITESWildlife trade agreement
- poachingUnlawful wildlife capture
- illegal tradeUnlawful commercial exchange
collector · rare · habitat loss · protected · endemic · extinction · smuggling · biodiversity · preservation · threatened
- prehistoric lifedinosaur, dinosaurs, triceratops, Velociraptor, velociraptor
- tropical plantshibiscus, bougainvillea, frangipani, mahogany, palm trees
- Jurassic lifeBrachiosaurus, Archaeopteryx, Megalosaurus, sauropod, sauropods
- living fossilscoelacanth, horseshoe crab, ginkgo, nautilus, chambered nautilus
- seed plantsangiosperms, gymnosperms, conifers, gymnosperm, angiosperm
- cycadssago palm
cycadangiosperm
Plant producing flowers, fruits
flowering plant · monocot · dicot · grass · orchid