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Cycas elephantipes A.Lindstr. & K.D.Hill

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Taxon overview

Distribution: Thailand (Chaiyaphum)

IUCN Red List: Endangered A2d; B1ab(v)

Nomenclature

Published: Brittonia 54(4): 301, fig. 3 (2002 publ. 2003) (2003).

Type

Collector:
Hill, KD 5089
Locality:
Nong Bua Raheo
Date:
2000
Type location(s):
HT:BKF
Etymology: From the Greek elephas (‘elephant’) and the Latin suffix -pes (‘foot’), referring to the distinctive large, swollen base that resembles an elephant’s foot. [source]
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Image Gallery Thailand Chaiyaphum

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References (3)

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Haynes JL. 2022. Etymological compendium of cycad names. Phytotaxa 550 (1) : 1-31. WLoC DOI
Etymology
Lindstrom A. 2022. Cycas elephantipes. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022: e.T178862A68900505. WLoC DOI
Red List Assessment
Lindström AJ, Hill KD. 2003. New species and a new record of Cycas (Cycadaceae) from Thailand. Brittonia 54 (4) : 298-304. WLoC JSTOR
Protologue Pages: 301 Plates: fig. 3
Notes: Protologue description