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Cycadaceae
Cycas

not marked as a favorite taxon *Cycas revoluta Thunberg. Common name: Sago-palm. Phenology: Apr-Jun. Habitat: Suburban woodlands; persistent from horticultural use. Distribution: Native of Japan. Reported as naturalized in the Tallahassee area (Leon County) of the Florida Panhandle (Clewell & Tobe 2011) and Mobile and Baldwin counties AL (H. Horne, pers. comm. 2013).

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Origin/Endemic status: E., se., and s. Asia

Synonymy ⓘ: = Fl1, K4, NS, POWO, WH3; = n/a — FNA2. Basionym: Cycas revoluta Thunb. 1782

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