Sago palm cone (Cycas revoluta). Cycads are dioecious, each plant being either male or female. This is the female cone. It contains the ovaries, the f


Sago palm cone (Cycas revoluta). Cycads are dioecious, each plant being either male or female. This is the female cone. It contains the ovaries, the female reproductive structures. When pollinated with pollen from a male, the cone swells and the fertilised ovaries produce large seeds.


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