Editing Cycad (section)

==Cultural significance==
Nuts of the ''[[Cycas orientis]]'' (''nyathu'') are coveted by the [[Yolngu]] in Australia's [[Arnhem Land]] as a source of food. They are harvested on their [[Indigenous Australian seasons#North coast – Yolngu seasons|dry season]] to leach its poison under water overnight before ground into a paste, wrapped under bark and cooked on open fire until done.<ref>{{cite book|page=48|isbn=978-1-921953-31-6|publisher=National Museum of Australia Press|title= Midawarr {{!}} Harvest: The Art of Mulkun Wirrpanda and John Wolseley |url=https://www.nma.gov.au/about/publications/midawarr-harvest|year=2017}}</ref> Roots of ''[[Zamia integrifolia]]'' were used by the [[Seminole]] and other native peoples to produce [[Florida arrowroot]] by a similar process.

In [[Vanuatu]], the cycad is known as ''namele'' and is an important symbol of traditional culture. It serves as a powerful [[taboo]] sign,<ref>{{cite web |author=Dan McGarry |date=Apr 9, 2018 |title=A Princely Title |website=Vanuatu Daily Post |url=http://dailypost.vu/news/a-princely-title/article_3b08dcb8-6286-51f6-bc85-ac5aee546242.html}}</ref> and a pair of ''namele'' leaves appears on the [[Flag of Vanuatu|national flag]] and coat of arms. Together with the [[Cordyline terminalis|nanggaria]] plant, another symbol of Vanuatu culture, the ''namele'' also gives its name to [[Nagriamel]], an indigenous political movement.