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Cycas arenicola K.D.Hill [WFO] [IPNI] [POWO] [MO]

First published in: Telopea 5(2): 419-422. (1993).

Etymology: From the Latin arenarius (‘sand’), referring to its occurrence in broken sandstone country. [source]

Nomenclatural Type Information
Collector and Number: J. Russell-Smith & J. Brock 8502
Locality: Australia: Northern Territory: upper East Alligator River (12048'S 133021'E) , 7 September 1991
Type Location(s): HT:NSW; IT:DNA

Distribution: Australia (Northern Territory)

IUCN Red List Conservation Status: Least Concern

Location Privacy Notice: This map is provided to show a rough estimate of the distribution of this species based on georeferenced localities on the WLoC database. The points may not be comprehensive of the species distribution and may contain errors. To protect the precise locations of populations of this highly threatened plant group, coordinates displayed on this map have been denatured to 0.1 degree precision (approximately 11 km accuracy). Map zoom levels are also limited for conservation purposes.

Geographic Distribution

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References (4)

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Haynes JL. 2022. Etymological compendium of cycad names. Phytotaxa 550 (1) : 1-31. WLoC DOI
Etymology
Hill KD. 2010. Cycas arenicola. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2010: e.T41969A10613296. WLoC DOI
Red List Assessment
de Laubenfels DJ, Adema F. 1998. A taxonomic revision of the genera Cycas and Epicycas gen. nov. (Cycadaceae). Blumea 43 (2) : 351-400. WLoC URL
Synonym Pages: 367
Notes: As synonym of Cycas furfuracea
Hill KD. 1993. Cycas arenicola (Cycadaceae), a new species from the Northern Territory of Australia. Telopea 5 (2) : 419-422. WLoC
Protologue Pages: 419-422 Plates: fig. 1
Notes: Protologue description