The Gymnosperm Database

 

Valid HTML 4.01 Transitional

Assessed 2009.10

Cycas angulata

R. Br.

Common names

Ngathu (Bonta and Osborne 2005).

Taxonomic notes

Description

Distribution and Ecology

Tropical Asia, Australia and Polynesia; one species in Taiwan (Li 1975).

Remarkable Specimens

No data as of 2023.03.03.

Ethnobotany

Has been used as food by aborigines in Australia.

Observations

Remarks

Citations

Bonta, Mark and Roy Osborne. 2005. Cycads in the vernacular, a compendium of local names. http://www.cycad.org/documents/Bonta-Osborne-Cycads-Vernacular.pdf, accessed 2017.12.29.

Li Hiu-Lin. 1975. Flora of Taiwan.

See also

Last Modified 2023-03-03