Cycadaceae
Cycas

Cycas circinalis L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 1188 (1753)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. India. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

India

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Albano, P.-O. (2003). La Conaissance des Plantes Exotiques: 1-324. Édisud, Aix-en-Provence.
  • Fosberg, F.R. (1957). The Maldive islands, Indian Ocean. Atoll Research Bulletin 58: 1-37.
  • Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne.
  • Osborne, R., Calonje, M.A., Hill, K.D., Stanberg, L. & Stevenson, D.W. (2012). The world list of Cycads. Memoirs of the New York Botanical Garden 106: 480-510.
  • Pasha, M.K. & Uddin, S.B. (2013). Dictionary of plant names of Bangladesh, Vasc. Pl.: 1-434. Janokalyan Prokashani, Chittagong, Bangladesh.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Osborne, R., Calonje, M.A., Hill, K.D., Stanberg, L. & Stevenson, D.W. (2012). The world list of Cycads. Memoirs of the New York Botanical Garden 106: 480-510.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Nov 3, 1916 Sauliere, A. [827] India K000349788 Yes
Robinson, C.B. [1304] Vietnam K001092677 Unknown Type Material Yes
Hutchinson, W.L. [3441] Philippines K001092678 Unknown Type Material Yes
Sri Lanka K:SPC-70000.475 No
Curran, H.M. [3842] Philippines K001092679 Unknown Type Material Yes
Netherlands K:SPC-70000.613 No
India K:SPC-80180.000 No
s.coll. [Cat. no. 8587] K001125918 Unknown Type Material Yes
Haines, H.H. [5877] India K000077088 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 8587] K001125919 Unknown Type Material Yes
China K:SPC-66499.000 No
Fènix, E. [15660] Philippines K001044988 Type Yes
Indonesia K:SPC-80174.000 No
Haines, H.H. [5876] India K000077087 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 8587] K001125920 Unknown Type Material Yes
K:SPC-70000.301 No
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 8587] K001125922 Unknown Type Material Yes
Williams, R.S. [3058] Philippines K001044989 Type Yes
Indonesia K:SPC-70000.346 No
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 8587] Nepal K001125921 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • EDGE Gymnosperms

    • EDGE of Existence (Gymnosperms)
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images