About date palms:
Morphology of date palm: Date palm is arborescent, generally up to 35 meters, with persistent petiole base, upper leaves rising obliquely and lower leaves drooping, forming a sparse head crown. Leaves can be up to 6 meters long; Inflorescence is a dense panicle; The fruit is oblong or oblong-oval, 3.5-6.5 cm long, dark orange when ripe, and the flesh is thick. The seeds are flat, with sharp ends and longitudinal grooves on the ventral surface. The flowering period is March-April, and the fruiting period is September 9- 10/October.
Distribution of Dates: Dates are widely planted in dry and hot areas, and their origin is located in West Asia and North Africa, while Iraq has one-third of the world's Dates. In China, this fruit tree is also planted in many provinces, such as Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Yunnan and other provinces.
Function of date palm: 1. Its fruit can be used for food; 2. Its inflorescence juice can be used to make sugar; 3. Leaves can be used to make paper; 4. Tree trunks are used as building materials and sinks; 5. The tree is beautiful and often used as an ornamental plant.
About Cycas
Morphological characteristics of Cycas: It is a gymnospermous evergreen palm-shaped woody plant with a stem height of about1~ 8m. The stem is cylindrical and unbranched. Dioecious, flowering from June to August, the male cone is cylindrical, the microspore leaves are woody, densely covered with yellow-brown villi, and there are many anthers on the back; The female plant's cone is oblate, its megaspore leaves are broadly oval, the upper part is pinnately divided, and the seed1February matures, and the seed is larger, oval and slightly flat. ?
Distribution range of Cycas: There are 17 species of Cycas in the world, which are mainly distributed in tropical and subtropical regions, such as eastern and southeastern Asia, Oceania and Madagascar. Cycas is also a woody plant widely distributed in China, mainly planted in Fujian, Guangxi, Yunnan, Taiwan Province, Guangdong, Sichuan, Hainan and other provinces. Such as Cycas formosana, Cycas pectinata, Cycas australis, Cycas hainanensis, Cycas divaricata, etc.
Functions of Cycas: 1. Ornamental function in gardens. Its large and beautiful leaves are thick and green, and it is suitable for solitary planting in lawns, such as parks and other places; ? 2. Its stem contains starch, which is edible; 3. The seed contains oil and rich starch, which is slightly toxic, but it can be used for food and medicine, and has the effects of treating dysentery, relieving cough and stopping bleeding.