Cycadales/Cycads: Introduction, Origin, Characters, and Affinities
Introduction to Cycadales: Cycadales or cycads “living fossils” are member of gymnosperms (naked seeded plants). This group consists of 11 living genera and more than 100 species. This group contains both extinct and living (extant) genera. They dominated the world in the Jurassic period. These are present in tropical, subtropical, and warm temperate regions of…