Cycas Beauty. Cycas revoluta, Sagopalm, Jyunshin-ji, Fukuoka, Japan
In a temple quarter of Fukuoka I had a quiet - but hot (35C+) - morning in the shade of huge trees. In one of the temple 'yards', that of Jyunshin-ji - I saw an amazing, many-limbed Cycas. What a sight! Here's a look at the female flowerhead.
It was first described in 1782 by Carl Peter Thunberg (1743-1828), indefatigable voyager and botanist, who is also often called the 'Japanese Linnaeus.
Cycas Beauty. Cycas revoluta, Sagopalm, Jyunshin-ji, Fukuoka, Japan
In a temple quarter of Fukuoka I had a quiet - but hot (35C+) - morning in the shade of huge trees. In one of the temple 'yards', that of Jyunshin-ji - I saw an amazing, many-limbed Cycas. What a sight! Here's a look at the female flowerhead.
It was first described in 1782 by Carl Peter Thunberg (1743-1828), indefatigable voyager and botanist, who is also often called the 'Japanese Linnaeus.