Cycas sp. Utaithani Seedlings

This plant’s habitat is in sandstone cliffs, in the Utaithani Province of Thailand, approximately 150 miles northwest of Bangkok. It grows at altitudes of 1300-1500 feet in arid mountains. This species has a brownish trunk with a thick trunk and multi-leaf flushes. Above, you will note two mature specimens. In full sun, such as the photo on the right above, the leaves take on a blue color. In shade, as in the plant on the left above, the leaves are a deeper green.