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Cycas macrocarpa Griff. [WFO] [IPNI] [POWO] [MO]

First published in: Not. Pl. Asiat. 4: 11-14, pl. 362, fig. 2. (1854).

Etymology: From the Greek makrós (‘large’) and karpos (‘fruit’), referring to the large seeds. [source]

Nomenclatural Type Information
Type Location(s): HT:K

Distribution: Laos (Vientiane), Malaysia (Kelantan, Pahang, Terengganu), Thailand (Chantaburi, Chumphon, Narathiwat, Ranong)

IUCN Red List Conservation Status: Vulnerable A2c

References (3)

Comment(s)
1998
de Laubenfels DJ, Adema F. 1998. A taxonomic revision of the genera Cycas and Epicycas gen. nov. (Cycadaceae). Blumea 43 (2): 351-400. [Reference]
Description
2022
Haynes JL. 2022. Etymological compendium of cycad names. Phytotaxa 550 (1) : 1-31.
1999
Hill KD, Yang SL. 1999. The genus Cycas (Cycadaceae) in Thailand. Brittonia 51 (1): 48-73. [JSTOR]
Description