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Cycad Pages

The Cycad Pages offers the most comprehensive cycad treatment on the Web.

Stangeriaceae

L.A.S. Johnson 1959

Common Names

Taxonomic notes

Consists of three species in the two genera Stangeria in the subfamily Stangerioideae, and Bowenia in the subfamily Bowenioideae (Jones 1993).

Description

Range

Big Tree

Oldest

Dendrochronology

Dendrochronology is not possible with cycads, as they do not produce growth rings.

Ethnobotany

Observations

Remarks

Citations

See Also

Species descriptions at the Palm and Cycad Societies of Australia home page.