it is a dioecious species, with male specimens that have from 1 to 3 closely ovoid cones, green in color, 18–25 cm long and 6–8 cm in diameter, and female specimens, with 1-2 cones of the same color, of oval shape, 30–35 cm long and 12 cm in diameter. both appear in january, ie in the middle of summer in the northern hemisphere. both macrosporophylls and microsporophylls have a flat, smooth and glabrous surface.