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== Uses == | == Uses == | ||
| − | Similar to the uses of ''C. rumphii'' . | + | Similar to the uses of ''C. rumphii''. |
== Observations == | == Observations == | ||
| − | Dioecious palm-like tree, up to 1 m tall. Leaves pinnately compound, up to 75 cm long. Female cones terminal, crowded. Seeds obovoid-oblong, 3-4 cm long, yellow to orange. In dry forests on limestone hills. ''C. pectinata'' Griffith (from the eastern Himalaya) is closely related and similarly used. | + | *Dioecious palm-like tree, up to 1 m tall. |
| + | *Leaves pinnately compound, up to 75 cm long. | ||
| + | *Female cones terminal, crowded. Seeds obovoid-oblong, 3-4 cm long, yellow to orange. | ||
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| + | In dry forests on limestone hills. ''C. pectinata'' Griffith (from the eastern Himalaya) is closely related and similarly used. | ||
== Selected sources == | == Selected sources == | ||
| − | + | *Burkill, I.H., 1966. A dictionary of the economic products of the Malay Peninsula. 2nd ed. 2 Volumes. Ministry of Agriculture and Co-operatives, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. 2444 pp. | |
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| + | *Hsuan Keng, 1972. Cycad seeds as food in Malaya. The Malayan Nature Journal 25: 101-103. | ||
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| + | *Jones, D.T., 1984. Gymnosperms of Malaysia. The Cycads. Nature Malaysiana 9: 4-11. | ||
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| + | *Kurz, W.S., 1877. Forest Flora of British Burma. 2 Volumes. Office of the Superintendent of Government Printing, Calcutta. | ||
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| + | == Authors == | ||
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| + | P.C.M. Jansen, J. Jukema, L.P.A. Oyen, T.G. van Lingen | ||
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Latest revision as of 19:46, 7 February 2016
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Introduction |
Cycas siamensis Miq.
- Family: Cycadaceae
Vernacular names
- Cambodia: prâng'
- Laos: ph'aawz kh'ôôk
- Thailand: prong-liam (Trat), prong-pa (central), talapat-ruesi (south-western)
- Vietnam: thiên tuê xiêm.
Distribution
Burma, Thailand, Indo-China, northern Peninsular Malaysia.
Uses
Similar to the uses of C. rumphii.
Observations
- Dioecious palm-like tree, up to 1 m tall.
- Leaves pinnately compound, up to 75 cm long.
- Female cones terminal, crowded. Seeds obovoid-oblong, 3-4 cm long, yellow to orange.
In dry forests on limestone hills. C. pectinata Griffith (from the eastern Himalaya) is closely related and similarly used.
Selected sources
- Burkill, I.H., 1966. A dictionary of the economic products of the Malay Peninsula. 2nd ed. 2 Volumes. Ministry of Agriculture and Co-operatives, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. 2444 pp.
- Hsuan Keng, 1972. Cycad seeds as food in Malaya. The Malayan Nature Journal 25: 101-103.
- Jones, D.T., 1984. Gymnosperms of Malaysia. The Cycads. Nature Malaysiana 9: 4-11.
- Kurz, W.S., 1877. Forest Flora of British Burma. 2 Volumes. Office of the Superintendent of Government Printing, Calcutta.
Authors
P.C.M. Jansen, J. Jukema, L.P.A. Oyen, T.G. van Lingen
