Cycas rumphii

'Queen Sago' alludes to the name 'King Sago' given to the related Cycas revoluta, as well as to its use as a source of edible starch. The specific epithet rumphii honours the German-born Dutch naturalist Georg Eberhard Rumphius , who served first as a military officer with the Dutch East India Company in Ambon, then with the civil merchant service of the same company.

Aspects of the topic Cycas rumphii are discussed in the following places at Britannica. Assorted References * seed dispersal (in cycadophyte (plant): Gametophyte phase) The outer layer of the seeds of Cycas circinalis and C. More