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Cycadaceae

gymnosperm family
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  • Cycas circinalis
    cycadophyte
    / Annotated classification

    Family Cycadaceae Generally restricted to species of Cycas; foliar, multiovulate megasporophylls arranged in an indeterminate strobilus; pinnae with a single midrib but lacking lateral, branch veins; about 115 species defined. Family Zamiaceae Singly pinnate compound leaves, bearing leaflets with parallel dichotomously

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    Family Cycadaceae Generally restricted to species of Cycas; foliar, multiovulate megasporophylls arranged in an indeterminate strobilus; pinnae with a single midrib but lacking lateral, branch veins; about 115 species defined. Family Zamiaceae Singly pinnate compound leaves, bearing leaflets with parallel dichotomously

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