A cycad of the Zamia genus,native to the Americas.

Zamia Floridana

A cycad of the Zamia genus,native to the Americas.

A cycad of the Zamia family, one of the small cycads.

Zamia Floridana

A cycad of the Zamia family, one of the small cycads.

A starchy product obtained from the trunk of several species of a genus of palms named Sagus, and chiefly by S.Rumphii and S.Lavis. The tree is about 30 feet high, and from 18 to 22 inches in diameter.

Sago Palm

A starchy product obtained from the trunk of several species of a genus of palms named Sagus, and chiefly…

"Cycas circinalis; 1. a portion of a female frond; 2. section of the naked ovule; 3. ripe fruit; 4. embryo." -Lindley, 1853

Queen Sago

"Cycas circinalis; 1. a portion of a female frond; 2. section of the naked ovule; 3. ripe fruit; 4.…

"Cycas circinalis. Diagram of longitudinal section of a nearly mature seed; o, outer fleshy layer, with a bundle (o1) of the outer vascular system; s, stony layer of integument; i, inneer fleshy layer, with a bundle (i1) of the inner vascular system; c, central vascular bundle." -Gager, 1916

Seed Sections

"Cycas circinalis. Diagram of longitudinal section of a nearly mature seed; o, outer fleshy layer, with…