Cycads   Cycas clivicola

Synonymy: None Common Names: Unknown Distribution: Southern Thailand, and Malaysia. Habitat: Rocky limestone outcrops and cliffs. Description: A medium sized cycad to about 8m tall, with a grey or yellowish coloured trunk (subsp. lutea ). Highly variable. General: Only very recently described (1998). Culture: Full sun in a well drained, alkaline soil/potting mix.

Figure 1. Nicely rounded base of C. clivicola .

Figure 2. C. clivicola in habitat, Lenggong, Malaya.

Figure 3. C. clivicola

Figure 4. C. clivicola on cliff face.

Contributed by:

Tan Chin Tong (Figure 1,2,3&4)

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