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Cycas vespertilio A.Lindstr. & K.D.Hill [WFO] [IPNI] [POWO]

First published in: Telopea 12(1): 134-136, fig. 4. (2008).

Etymology: From the Latin vespertilio (‘a bat’), referring to the wing-like extensions on the megasporophyll apex. [source]

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

Distribution: Philippines (Cebu, Iloilo, Leyte, Marinduque, Mindoro Oriental, Negros Oriental, Samar)

IUCN Red List Conservation Status: Not Evaluated

References (2)

Comment(s)
2022
Haynes JL. 2022. Etymological compendium of cycad names. Phytotaxa 550 (1) : 1-31.
2008
Lindström AJ, Hill KD, Stanberg L. 2008. The genus Cycas (Cycadaceae) in The Philippines. Telopea 12 (1): 119-145.
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