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Cycas media subsp. ensata K.D.Hill [WFO] [IPNI] [POWO] [MO]

First published in: Telopea 7(1): 14-15, fig. 6. (1996).

Etymology: From the Latin ensatus (‘sword’), referring to the unusually long, pungent cataphylls. [source]

Nomenclatural Type Information
Collector:
Hill, KD; Stanberg, L 4686
Locality:
Australia, Queensland, 24.9 km N of Silver Plains homestead
Date:
8 Jul 1994
Type location(s):
HT:NSW; IT:BRI, CANB, DNA, K, L, NY

Distribution: Australia (Queensland)

IUCN Red List: Not Evaluated

Phylogenetic placement:

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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
Hill KD. 2010. Cycas media subsp. ensata. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2010: e.T42033A10633597. WLoC DOI
Red List Assessment
Hill KD. 1996. A taxonomic revision of the genus Cycas (Cycadaceae) in Australia. Telopea 7 (1) : 1-63. WLoC DOI

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