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Cycas thouarsii R.Br.

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Taxon overview

Distribution: Comoros, Kenya, Madagascar & Tanzania (Zanzibar & mainland)

IUCN Red List: Least Concern

Nomenclature

Published: Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holland.: 347 (1810). [BHL]

Nomenclatural notes: As 'thuarsii'. Published with a '?' question mark next to the name, indicated taxonomic doubt, but was nevertheless accepted by author

Type

Type location(s):
?HT:P
Etymology: Honoring Louis-Marie Aubert du Petit-Thouars (1758–1831), French botanist who worked extensively in Africa. [source]

Names and synonymy

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