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

First published in: Austral. Syst. Bot. 7(6): 538-540. (1994).

Etymology: From the Latin campestris (‘plains’ or ‘meadows’), referring to its occurrence in open, grassy country. [source]

Nomenclatural Type Information
Collector and Number: Jacobs & Conn 5950
Locality: Papua New Guinea: Central Province: Lea Lea Lakes
Type Location(s): HT:NSW

Distribution: Papua New Guinea (Central, Gulf)

IUCN Red List Conservation Status: Near Threatened B1b(iii,v)

References (3)

Comment(s)
1998
de Laubenfels DJ, Adema F. 1998. A taxonomic revision of the genera Cycas and Epicycas gen. nov. (Cycadaceae). Blumea 43 (2): 351-400. [Reference]
As synonym of Cycas schumanniana
2022
Haynes JL. 2022. Etymological compendium of cycad names. Phytotaxa 550 (1) : 1-31.
1994
Hill KD. 1994. The Cycas media group (Cycadaceae) in New Guinea. Austral. Syst. Bot. 7 (6) : 527-541.
Protologue description