Fern Palm

Cycas revoluta

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Botanical name
Cycas revoluta
Also known as
Fern Palm, Sago Cycas, Sago Palm, Sotesu-Nut
Family
Cycadaceae
Genus
Cycas
Reference
World Flora Online

How to grow Fern Palm

We have not written a growing guide for this species yet.

GardenDecoded's botanical data covers every accepted species, but growing advice is written by hand rather than imported — so it exists only for the plants we have worked through so far. The botanical detail above is complete and sourced.

Other names for this plant

These names have all been used for Cycas revoluta but are no longer the accepted name. You may still meet them on old labels, in books, or in nursery catalogues.

Cycas inermis Cycas miquelii Cycas revoluta var. brevifrons Cycas revoluta var. planifolia Cycas revoluta var. prolifera Cycas revoluta var. revoluta Cycas revoluta var. robusta Epicycas miquelii

Others in Cycas

Cycas chevalieri
Cycas collina
Cycas schumanniana
Cycas basaltica
Cycas bougainvilleana
Cycas candida
White Seed Sago
Cycas furfuracea
Cycas mindanaensis

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