Bread Palm (Cycas rumphii 02 Free 3D model

This 3D model was originally created with Sketchup 8 and then converted to all other 3D formats. Native format is .skp 3dsmax scene is 3ds Max 2016 version, rendered with Vray 3.00 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. 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.