Cycas campestris

The stems are erect, up to 2.5 m tall and 20 cm diameter. The leaves are orange tomentose on emerging, soon becoming bright glossy green and glabrous, 80-170 cm long, pinnate, with 120-230 leaflets. The leaflets are 8.5-16 cm long and 5-8 mm wide, and lie flat or in a shallow 'v'-shape on either side of the leaf stem. The leaf petioles are 15-90 cm long, and armed with sharp spines at the base.

Cycas campestris is a species of cycad in the genus Cycas, native to southeastern Papua New Guinea in the lowland region near Port Moresby. It grows in open, grassy locations, often in areas with frequent grass fires. The stems are erect, up to 2.5 m tall and 20 cm diameter. The leaves are orange tomentose on emerging, soon becoming bright glossy green and glabrous, 80-170 cm long, pinnate, with 120-230 leaflets. The leaflets are 8. More

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