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

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Taxon overview

Distribution: Philippines (Albay, Cagayan, Quezon, Northern Samar)

IUCN Red List: Endangered A2ac

Nomenclature

Published: Telopea 12(1): 142-143, fig. 6 (2008).

Type

Locality:
Sydney Botanic Gardens
Type location(s):
HT:NSW
Type notes:
Cultivated female type at Sydney Botanic Gardens; NSW 728768 is a sheet/accession identifier, not a collector number. Rapu Rapu Island is seed-source context only.
Etymology: From the Latin nitidus (‘shining’ or ‘glossy’), referring to the glossy leaves. [source]

Phylogenetic placement

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References (2)

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Haynes JL. 2022. Etymological compendium of cycad names. Phytotaxa 550 (1) : 1-31. WLoC DOI
Etymology
Lindström AJ, Hill KD, Stanberg L. 2008. The genus Cycas (Cycadaceae) in The Philippines. Telopea 12 (1) : 119-145. WLoC BHL
Protologue Pages: 142-143
Notes: Protologue description