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Cycas taitungensis C.F.Shen, K.D.Hill, C.H.Tsou & C.J.Chen [WFO] [IPNI] [POWO] [MO]

First published in: Bot. Bull. Acad. Sin. 35(2): 135-138. (1994).

Etymology: Referring to its occurrence in the prefecture of Taitung, a mountainous region in southeastern Taiwan. [source]

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

Distribution: China (Taiwan)

IUCN Red List Conservation Status: Endangered A3e; B1ab(v)

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Geographic Distribution

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References (7)

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Bösenberg JD. 2022. Cycas taitungensis. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022: e.T42067A69826816. WLoC DOI
Red List Assessment
Haynes JL. 2022. Etymological compendium of cycad names. Phytotaxa 550 (1) : 1-31. WLoC DOI
Etymology
Hill KD. 2008. The genus Cycas (Cycadaceae) in China. Telopea 12 (1) : 71-118. WLoC DOI
Description Pages: 80
Notes: Description
Nazor C. 2007. How Cycas taitungensis found its name. Cycad Newslett. 30 (3) : 8-10. WLoC
Chen CJ, Stevenson DW. 1999. Cycadaceae. In: Wu ZY, Raven PH, editors . Flora of China, vol. 4, Cycadaceae through Fagaceae. Beijing: Science Press/Saint Louis, MO: Missouri Botanical Garden Press. p. 1-7. WLoC URL
Description Pages: 4-5