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

First published in: Kew Bull. 54(1): 209. (1999).

Etymology: From the Latin falcata (‘falcate’ or ‘sickle-shape’), referring to the distinctively curved leaflets. [source]

Nomenclatural Type Information
Type Location(s): HT:K

Distribution: Indonesia (Sulawesi Selatan, Sulawesi Tenggara)

IUCN Red List Conservation Status: Vulnerable B1ab(iii,v)

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Bösenberg JD. 2022. Cycas falcata. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022: e.T42092A68900953. WLoC DOI
Red List Assessment
Haynes JL. 2022. Etymological compendium of cycad names. Phytotaxa 550 (1) : 1-31. WLoC DOI
Etymology
Lindström AJ, Hill KD, Stanberg L. 2009. The genus Cycas (Cycadaceae) in Indonesia. Telopea 12 (3) : 385-418. WLoC DOI

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