41. Cycads are among the oldest seed plants and even pre-date the dinosaurs.42. Cycads in general have significant roles in the nitrogen budget of their respective ecosystems.43. They are among the few butterflies that breed on plants of the cycad class. 44. As with all cycads this species is dioecious. 45. Cycads are ancient plants that date back 300 million years and were nibbled by dinosaurs.46. Cycads face the same kind of devastation.47. There are cycad nurseries, but the plants take 15 years to reach salable size. 48. One species of cycad , the Modjadji cycad, is named after the Rain Queen. 49. One species of cycad, the Modjadji cycad , is named after the Rain Queen. 50. This cycad is listed as near threatened in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
