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Cycas annaikalensis Rita Singh & P.Radha [WFO] [IPNI] [POWO] [MO]

First published in: Brittonia 58(2): 119-123, figs. 1-2. (2006).

Etymology: Referring to its region of endemism in the Annaikal Hills, Western Ghats, India [source]

Nomenclatural Type Information
Collector and Number: R. Singh, P. Radha & P. Sharma 0144
Locality: INDIA. Kerala: Palaghat, Annaikal hills , 940 m , May 2003
Type Location(s): HT:CAL

Distribution: India (Kerala)

IUCN Red List Conservation Status: Critically Endangered B1ab(iii,v)+2ab(iii,v)

References (3)

Comment(s)
2022
Haynes JL. 2022. Etymological compendium of cycad names. Phytotaxa 550 (1) : 1-31.
2007
Singh R, Radha P, Sharma P. 2007. Cycas annaikalensis from the Western Ghats of India with a discussion of the specific limits of Cycas circinalis L.. In: Vovides AP, Stevenson DW, Osborne R, editors. Proceedings of Cycad 2005: The 7th Intl Conference on Cycad Biology. Memoirs of the New York Botanical Garden. 97. New York: NYBG Press. p. 542-556.
2006
Singh R, Radha P. 2006. A new species of Cycas from the Malabar Coast, Western Ghats, India. Brittonia 58 (2): 119-123. [JSTOR]