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Cycas tuckeri K.D.Hill [WFO] [IPNI] [POWO] [MO]

First published in: Telopea 7(1): 20-23, fig. 10. (1996).

Etymology: Honoring Robert Tucker (1955–1992), former director of the Parks and Gardens Department, Townsville, Queensland, Australia, and keen naturalist and horticulturist who recognized it as a distinct species. [source]

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

Distribution: Australia (Queensland)

IUCN Red List Conservation Status: Vulnerable D2

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References (4)

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Haynes JL. 2022. Etymological compendium of cycad names. Phytotaxa 550 (1) : 1-31. WLoC DOI
Etymology
Hill KD. 2010. Cycas tuckeri. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2010: e.T41976A10588927. 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
Synonym Pages: 363
Notes: As synonym of Cycas angulata
Hill KD. 1996. A taxonomic revision of the genus Cycas (Cycadaceae) in Australia. Telopea 7 (1) : 1-63. WLoC DOI

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Protologue Pages: 20-23
Notes: Protologue description