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But I have to ask is this a spoof entry? Nicely done if so.... patrickw 14:59, 20 November 2006 (UTC)
This is a real plant - only males exist because there were only 4 male stems all growing alongside each other, presumably from one original plant - the females are extinct, along with all other males. These cycads do not require females to exist, as they can reproduce vegetatively. The Ongoye Forest in which they grew is very ancient and can be described as the 'Lost World' with many other endmic species and subspecies. I suspect this area has been forest for more than 125 000 years. Michaelwild ( talk) 11:57, 22 February 2010 (UTC)
There is no mention of the possibility that one of the 600 or so clones could change their sex, therefore enabling sexual reproduction. It is known to happen to cycads among other plants. Maybe someone with more literature on the subject could write something about this? Again a rather E. Woodian topic =) Sophronitis 22:53, 28 December 2006 (UTC)
I didn't find any official argumentation for the loss of that specimen than the article on FB that doesn't cite any source... Just a rumour. This is the webpage for the Orto Botanico and there's no mention about its death: http://www.ortobotanico.unina.it/p_aree_espositive/PIIordine/SerreCalifano_cycad.htm Marcor77 ( talk) 01:55, 5 February 2012 (UTC)
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But I have to ask is this a spoof entry? Nicely done if so.... patrickw 14:59, 20 November 2006 (UTC)
This is a real plant - only males exist because there were only 4 male stems all growing alongside each other, presumably from one original plant - the females are extinct, along with all other males. These cycads do not require females to exist, as they can reproduce vegetatively. The Ongoye Forest in which they grew is very ancient and can be described as the 'Lost World' with many other endmic species and subspecies. I suspect this area has been forest for more than 125 000 years. Michaelwild ( talk) 11:57, 22 February 2010 (UTC)
There is no mention of the possibility that one of the 600 or so clones could change their sex, therefore enabling sexual reproduction. It is known to happen to cycads among other plants. Maybe someone with more literature on the subject could write something about this? Again a rather E. Woodian topic =) Sophronitis 22:53, 28 December 2006 (UTC)
I didn't find any official argumentation for the loss of that specimen than the article on FB that doesn't cite any source... Just a rumour. This is the webpage for the Orto Botanico and there's no mention about its death: http://www.ortobotanico.unina.it/p_aree_espositive/PIIordine/SerreCalifano_cycad.htm Marcor77 ( talk) 01:55, 5 February 2012 (UTC)
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