Cycas

Japanese: Cycas
Cycas

...A plant of the cycad family that grows wild from southern Kyushu to the Ryukyu Islands, but is planted outdoors in gardens south of the Kanto region for its dark green, glossy leaves (illustration, illustration). In northern Kanto, the leaves must be cut off and the whole plant wrapped in straw to protect it from frost in winter. The trunk is thick, and the base of the petiole remains dead, covering the surrounding area in a scaly shape. It grows to a height of about 2 m, but occasionally exceeds 5 m, and often buds from the sides and branches. The leaves spread out in all directions from the apex of the stem. The leaves are 50-100 cm long, pinnately divided once, with linear pinnae 8-20 cm long and 3-5 mm wide. ...

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Cycas" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…九州南部から琉球諸島にかけて自生するが,濃緑色でつやのある葉を観賞するために,関東以南の庭園に露地植えにされるソテツ科の植物(イラスト,イラスト)。関東北部では冬に霜から保護するために,葉を切り取り,株全体をわらで包む必要がある。幹は太く,葉柄基部が枯れ残って周囲をうろこ状におおう。高さ2mほど,まれに5mを超すことがあり,しばしば側方から芽を出して,枝分れする。茎頂から葉を四方に広げる。葉は長さ50~100cm,1回羽状に分裂し,羽片は線形で長さ8~20cm,幅3~5mm。…

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出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報

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