Cycads and palms are found in tropical and subtropical parts of North America, South America, Central America and the Caribbean, Asia, Africa and Oceania. They occur in a range of habitats, from closed canopy tropical forests to open grasslands and desert-like scrublands.

Where are cycads mostly found today?

The distribution of cycads is naturally mostly limited to tropical regions. They are found naturally in every continent except Europe and Antarctica and are now also commonly planted garden plants. Cycads are found in a range of habitats including tropical forests, seasonally dry forests and savannas.

Where are cycads found in Australia?

Where are Cycads found? Australia's 30 or so species of cycads grow along the tropical and subtropical east coast and in the south-west. The Daintree region of far north Queensland and the New South Wales central coast are particularly rich in cycads. One species occurs in arid Central Australia.