It is also a Red Listed species whose wild population is facing various kinds of threats. The leaves are collected and used for decoration purpose during festivals and functions (espl. i hv seen in Karnataka). The apical (meristam, the growing point of) stem is said to be harvested (so the naturally slow-growing plant can't grow anymore and eventually die) and sold in markets for use as medicine (a candidate for the ayurvedic drug 'vidari') as well as in sago industry.
When the male cone is mature, the countless spores are dusted in the air. These spores are allergic to some and the smell is distinctly foetid. So in the forest, even from quite a long distance, you will be able to know that the plant is in 'bloom'. With regards R. Vijayasankar On Sun, Jun 6, 2010 at 1:52 AM, Smilax004 <[email protected]> wrote: > Yes Cycas circinalis. But this is not a palm tree as the subject says. > It is a Gymnosperm cones under the family Cycadaceae and distributed > in the forests of the Western Ghats. It is an Endemic plant. > > Regards, > Giby > > > > On Jun 6, 10:36 am, "R. Vijayasankar" <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Nice pictures of *Cycas circinalis*, a gymnosperm, with male cone at the > tip > > of the trunk. > > > > With regards > > > > R. Vijayasankar > > > > > > > > On Sun, Jun 6, 2010 at 12:23 AM, raghu ananth <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > > Date/Time : > > > > > Nov 09 2008 10.52 AM > > > > > Location- Place, altitude and GPS: > > > > > Near Singapura, Western ghats, Kerala, 3000 feet, > > > > > Habitat- garden/ urban/wild/type: > > > > > Rubber estates > > > > > Plant Habit-tree/shrub/climber/herb: > > > > > Tree > > > > > Height/length: > > > > > 10-12 feet Approx. > > > > > Leaves-type/shape/size: > > > > > Pinnate, 1 meter (individual leaf), 5 meters ( frond), > > > > > Inflorescence type /size: > > > > > - > > > > > Flowers-size/colour/calyx/bracts: > > > > > - > > > > > Fruits type-shape/size/seeds: > > > > > - > > > > > Fragrance/odour/pollinator/uses and so on: > > > > > - > > > > > -- > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups > > > "efloraofindia" group. > > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > > [email protected]<indiantreepix%[email protected]> > <indiantreepix%2bunsubscr...@goog legroups.com> > > > . > > > For more options, visit this group at > > >http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "efloraofindia" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<indiantreepix%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en.
