Tags: Cycad.
Microcycas is a genus of cycads in the family Zamiaceae containing only one species Microcycas calocoma endemic to a small area in western Cuba in Pinar del Río Province.The plant grows up to 10 m tall with an upright sometimes branching trunk that grows to 30-60 cm in diameter. The leaves are dark green and 0.6-1.2 m long. One unique character is that the leaves appear to be truncated near the apex because the middle and distal leaflets have similar lengths.