Cycas circinalis, also known as the queen sago, is a species of cycad known in the wild only from southern India. Cycas circinalis is the only gymnosperm species found among native Sri Lankan flora.
The plant is widely cultivated in Hawaii, both for its appearance in landscape and interiors, and for cut foliage. In the Philippines, it is locally known as patubo, pitogo or bitogo.
The seed is poisonous. The potent poison in the seeds is removed by soaking them in water. Water from the first seed-soaking ...