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CYCAS Cycas are one of the most ancient plants whose fossils date to the Jurassic period and are often referred to as “living fossils”. According to scientists, Cycas evolved on the earth as the first seeded plants and they grow very slowly, adding only a few centimetres every year. Nearly 65% of Cycas are threatened but what makes the flora unique is that despite being a contemporary of the dinosaur, the genus continues to thrive. There are over 100 species of Cycas found across the globe. Cycas dharmrajii Cycas dharmrajii is characterised by the abnormal branching habit of its giant trunk and its swollen base. What makes the Cycas dharmrajii distinct from other Cycas found in the country is the well-defined 10 to 28 hook-like structures in the apex of the mega sporophyll (sporophyll are spore-bearing leaf-like female sex organ of the plant). Cycas pschannae  The sporophylls of Cycas pschannae are characterised by the presence of two lateral horn-like structure...