First published in: Monsunia 1: 179. (1900).

Etymology: Honoring Benedict Balansa (1825–1892), French naturalist and botanical explorer who collected extensively in Asia for the Museum of Natural History in Paris and who discovered this species in northern Vietnam. [source]

Taxonomic Synonyms:

• = Cycas palmatifida Hung T.Chang, Y.Y.Huang & Y.C.Zhong, Acta Sci. Nat. Univ. Sunyatseni 37(4): 7. (1998).
  
• = Cycas shiwandashanica Hung T.Chang & Y.C.Zhong, Chin. Bull. Bot. 12: 12. (1995).
  

Nomenclatural Synonyms:

• ≡ Cycas siamensis subsp. balansae (Warb.) J.Schust., Pflanzenr. (Engler) IV.1(Heft 99): 81. (1932).
  

Synonymy Notes: Lectotype designated by Hill (2008) in Telopea 12(1): 91

Distribution: China (Guangxi), Vietnam (Lang Son, Quang Ninh, Thai Nguyen, Vinh Phuc)

IUCN Red List Conservation Status: Endangered A2acd+4acd

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