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Cycas revoluta

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The species is endemic to the southern Japanese islands of Kyushu, Ryukyu, Mitsuhama and Satsuma. It is found widely distributed in colonies on steep to precipitous stony sites on hillsides.

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Lim, T.K. (2012). Cycas revoluta. In: Edible Medicinal and Non-Medicinal Plants. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-8661-7_100

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