Cycas armstrongii

Cycas armstrongii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Gymnospermae
Division: Cycadophyta
Class: Cycadopsida
Order: Cycadales
Family: Cycadaceae
Genus: Cycas
Species:
C. armstrongii
Binomial name
Cycas armstrongii

Cycas armstrongii is a species of cycad in the genus Cycas, endemic to the Northern Territory of Australia. It is found from Darwin to the Mary River, the Finniss River in the west to the Arnhem Highway in the east, and north of Pine Creek. It also occurs on the Tiwi Islands and the Cobourg Peninsula.[2]

The stems reach 3 m (rarely 6 m) tall, with a diameter of 5–11 cm. The leaves are (very unusually for a cycad) deciduous in the dry season (though persistent if grown in moister situations), 55–90 cm long, slightly keeled or flat, pinnate with 100-220 leaflets; the leaflets densely orange-pubescent at first, then glossy bright green above, light green below, 5.5–14 cm long and 4.5–8 mm wide, angled forward at 40 degrees. Mature plants have around 50 leaves in the crown.

The female cones open, with 13–22 cm long sporophylls with 2-4 ovules per sporophyll on a lanceolate triangular lamina with an apical spine. The sarcotesta has a yellow coating when ripe. The male cones are ovoid, orange, 11–20 cm long and 7.5–10 cm diameter, with upper half of cone drawn to a point. Fruiting: March to September.[3]

The species is named after the plant collector John Armstrong (d. 1847), a Kew Gardens plant collector, who was based at Port Essington on the Cobourg Peninsula.[4]

Habitat

This cycad is common in open forest and woodland around the Top End and can be easily confused with Cycas maconochiei. It usually grows on well-drained sandy and lateritic soils.[3] While locally abundant, less than 1% of these living fossils are located within conservation reserves.[5]

Ecology

Annual grass fires are common in its natural habitats. The species is extremely fire tolerant, and the usually early spring fires initiate a profusion of new leaf growth in the plants, thus the common name, fire fern.

It is one of the most abundant cycads in the world, with a population estimate of over ten million. The conservation status is secure.

References

  1. ^ Liddle, D. (2010). "Cycas armstrongii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T41987A10594710. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
  2. ^ Dixon, Dale (2004). "A review of the gymnosperms of the Northern Territory". The Beagle, Records of the Museums and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory. 20: 1–24. doi:10.5962/p.286319. S2CID 129955936.
  3. ^ a b Brock, John (2001), Native plants of northern Australia, Frenchs Forest, NSW: Reed New Holland, p. 238, ISBN 1877069248
  4. ^ Napier, D; Smith, N; Alford, L; Brown, J (2012), Common Plants of Australia's Top End, South Australia: Gecko Books, pp. 50–51, ISBN 9780980852523
  5. ^ Holmes, Jarrad; Bisa, Deborah; Hill, Audrey; Crase, Beth (May 2005). A Guide to Threatened, Near Threatened and Data Deficient Plants in the Litchfield Shire of the Northern Territory. Ultimo, Australia: WWF-Australia. p. 6. ISBN 1-87594185-1.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)

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