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Cycas aculeata K.D.Hill & T.H.Nguyên [WFO] [IPNI] [POWO] [MO]

First published in: Bot. Rev. (Lancaster) 70(2): 149-150. (2004).

Etymology: From the Latin aculeatus (‘prickly’), referring to the prominent spines on the petiole. [source]

Nomenclatural Type Information
Collector and Number: T.H. Nguyen & K.D. Hill 4156
Locality: Vietnam: Thua Thien - Hue: Phu Loc, Hai Van pass, lower on southern side , 23 Jan 2000
Type Location(s): HT:HN; IT:NSW

Distribution: Vietnam (Da Nang)

IUCN Red List Conservation Status: Vulnerable D2

References (2)

Comment(s)
2022
Haynes JL. 2022. Etymological compendium of cycad names. Phytotaxa 550 (1) : 1-31.
2004
Hill KD, Nguyên TH, Lôc PK. 2004. The genus Cycas (Cycadaceae) in Vietnam. Bot. Rev. (Lancaster) 70 (2): 134-193. [JSTOR]
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