XfrogPlants Bread Palm
( Cycas rumphii )

This XfrogPlants Bread Palm 3D model collection contains
nine
highly detailed, fully textured variations of the plant at different ages.
Cycad, evergreen
Height: up to 10 m, more commonly up to 6-7 m
Origin: Moluccan Islands
Environment: coastal forests, below 200 m altitude, on sandy, calcareous soils
Climate: warm and humid
Notes:This very ancient Cycad grows with a thick, palm-like stem and little or no branching, and is commonly called (together with other similar species) Bread Palm because of the bread-like foodstuff that the indigenous populations used to prepare from the mealy, starchy centre of the stem. The seeds of Cycas rumphii are covered with a spongy material that allows them to float; this characteristic allowed this species to propagate itself through many thousands of miles over the South Pacific.