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Cycas distans P.I.Forst. & B.Gray [IPNI] [POWO]

First published in: Austrobaileya 10(1): 74-84. (2017).

Etymology: From the Latin distans (‘standing apart’), alluding to the disjunct occurrence of this species in two populations in southern Cape York Peninsula, Queensland, Australia. [source]

Nomenclatural Type Information
Collector and Number: B. Gray & S. Kitchener 9689
Locality: Australia: Queensland, Cook District, Mitchell River Catchment , 25 Sep 2015
Type Location(s): HT:BRI

Distribution: Australia (Qld)

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

References (2)

Comment(s)
2017
Forster PI, Gray B. 2017. Cycas distans P.I.Forst. & B.Gray (Cycadaceae), a new species from southern Cape York Peninsula, Queensland. Austrobaileya 10 (1): 74-84.
2022
Haynes JL. 2022. Etymological compendium of cycad names. Phytotaxa 550 (1) : 1-31.