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Cycas pectinata
Cycas pectinata is a tall, evergreen cycad tree from the Himalayan foothills and southern China, growing up to about 12 m with a crown of long, dark green fronds. It is usually grown as a garden or landscape specimen in warm climates, and in cooler regions as a large tub plant.
Cycas pectinata is a species of Cycas, the fourth to be named; it was described in 1826 by Scottish surgeon and botanist Francis Buchanan-Hamilton from Kamrup, Assam in northeast India. The species is one of the most widespread cycads. It is found in the northeastern part of India (Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Sikkim, Darjeeling), Nepal, Bhutan, Myanmar, southern China (Yunnan), Bangladesh, Malaysia, Cambodia, northern Thailand, Laos, and Vietnam. Cycas pectinata usually grows at elevations from 300 m to 1200 m and in difficult terrains. In China, it grows in dry, open thickets in limestone mountains and red soil in sparse monsoon forests. Cycas pectinata grows up to 40 feet (12 m) tall and has very large, ovoid male cones. The tallest Cycas pectinata is a female plant in North Kamrup, Assam which measures 52.8 feet (16.1 m). The tree is the world's tallest Cycas plant.
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Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
Pet safety from the ASPCA toxic and non-toxic plant lists.
