Author: |
Ferdinand J.H. von Mueller,
1876 |
Family: |
CYCADACEAE |
Origin: |
South-Western Papua New
Guinea Eastern Indonesia (Queensland AU?) |
Soil: |
Mix - Rich |
Water: |
Medium - Maximum |
Sun: |
Medium - Maximum |
Thickness: |
25 Centimetres |
Height: |
4 Metres |
Flower: |
Cones; Brownish |
Propagate: |
Seeds |
Names: |
- |
Synonyms: |
Cycas circinalis subsp.
papuana, J. Schust. 1932.
Cycas rumphii fo. papauna, Kaneh. 1938. |
This
dioecious member of the
Cycadaceae
family
was given this name by Ferdinand Jacob Heinrich von Mueller in 1876. It is found in
south-western Papau New Guinea and eastern Indonesian. Some add
Queensland in northern Australia. It is growing in a well drained but
rich soil with quite some water and some to lots of sun. The caudex can grow to
25 centimetres in diameter, two metres high, the entire plant
to three metres in height. The cones are brownish.
The genera name from Greek kyklos:
'circle' referring to the rounded tubers. The species name for the
country it was first found in; Papau. |