Acknowledgments
We acknowledge the vast amount of historical and current research in cycad biology that we were unable to include in this review due to scope and citation limits, it has and continues to inspire us. JCVA acknowledges support from the Canada Research Chair (950-232698), the CRNSG- RGPIN 05967–2016, and the Canadian Foundation for Innovation (projects 36781, 39135). SKS acknowledges the 10KP project (https://db.cngb.org/10kp/). AMS acknowledges support from the doctoral scholarships of the NSERC CREATE program in Biodiversity, Ecosystem Services and Sustainability (BESS) and the Canada Research Chair (950-232698).