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Cycas pruinosa Maconochie

[WFO] [IPNI] [POWO] [MO]

Taxon overview

Distribution: Australia (Northern Territory, WA)

IUCN Red List: Least Concern

Nomenclature

Published: J. Adelaide Bot. Gard. 1(3): 177-178, fig. 2 (1978).

Type

Collector:
Symon, D s.n.
Locality:
Ternonis Gorge, Durack Ranges
Date:
Jun 1975
Type location(s):
HT:DNA
Etymology: From the Latin pruinosus (‘covered with a waxy whitish bloom’), referring to the glaucous, whitish-blue leaves. [source]
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Phylogenetic placement

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Image Gallery Australia Western Australia

3 observations · 98 photos

Heibloem, P s.n.

Date not recorded · 6 photos

Heibloem, P s.n., photo 1 Heibloem, P s.n., photo 2 Heibloem, P s.n., photo 3 Heibloem, P s.n., photo 4 +2

References (4)

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Haynes JL. 2022. Etymological compendium of cycad names. Phytotaxa 550 (1) : 1-31. WLoC DOI
Etymology
Bösenberg JD. 2022. Cycas pruinosa. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022: e.T41993A69155381. 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
Description Pages: 387-388
Notes: Description
Maconochie JR. 1978. Two new species of Cycas from Northern Australia. J. Adelaide Bot. Gard. 1 (3) : 175-178. WLoC
Protologue Pages: 177-178 Plates: fig. 2
Notes: Protologue description