Cycas seemannii

Synonymy: Cycas circinalis subsp. seemannii, C. rumphii forma seemannii, C. neocaledonica Distribution: Southwest Pacific, from Tonga west to New Caledonia
Common name: Eromanga Island lang.—no-moll; Melanesian—lagalaga, langalanga, longolongo (preferred), roro, rovo, tuawawa niu (devil’s coconut), wiro. Source: M. Bonta & R. Osborne, Cycads in the Vernacular. Conservation status: Rare

Photo courtesy and copyright © 1999, Ian Edwards; taken in habitat in New Caledonia.

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