Cycas revoluta Cycas revoluta Cycas revoluta (Sotetsu [Japanese ソテツ], sago palm, king sago, sago cycad, Japanese sago palm), is a species of gymnosperm in the family Cycadaceae, native to southern Japan including the Ryukyu Islands. It is one of several species used for the production of sago, as well as an ornamental plant. Cycads' only relation to the true palms (Arecaceae) is that both are seed plants. The Latin specific epithet "revoluta" means "curled back", in reference to the leaves. This is also called Kungi (comb) Palm in Punjabi speaking areas. This very symmetrical plant supports a crown of shiny, dark green
Castilla (plant) been extracted. The vernacular name is "Panama rubber tree" or "castilloa rubber". The pre-Columbian MesoAmericans used the latex of this plant to make a ball used in a ceremonial game. Rubber Castilla (plant) Castilla (sometimes incorrectly spelled "Castilloa") is a genus of 3 species of large trees in the flowering plant family Moraceae. The genus is native to Central and South America. This genus is named after Juan Diego del Castillo (d. 1793), a Spanish botanist who was a friend of Vicente Cervantes, who chose the name in his friend's honor. "Castilla" species are monoecious or dioecious trees up to