Synonym
First published in: Indian J. Pl. Sci. [Jaipur] 3(1): 109-110, pl. 1. (2014).
Etymology: Honoring Sirdi ke Sai Baba, who gave his blessing to study this species. [source]
- Collector:
- R.C. Srivastava cy 201
- Locality:
- West Bengal: Howrah district, Shibpur, AJCBIB Garden,
- Date:
- 6 Feb 2014
- Type location(s):
- HT:CAL
- Type notes:
- Described from cultivated plants in Acharya Jagdish Chandra Bose Indian Botanic Garden in Calcutta. Provenance unknown but reported as 'probably introduced from Andaman & Nicobar Islands'. Considered similar but distinct from Cycas zeylanica (J.Schust.) A.Lindstr. & K.D.Hill in the protologue description. Sporophyll depicted in protologue does match material from the Andaman Islands (A.J. Lindstrom, pers. comm.) .
Distribution: India (Andaman and Nicobar Islands Territory)
This name is considered a synonym of Cycas zeylanica (J.Schust.) A.Lindstr. & K.D.Hill
Synonymy Notes: Placed into synonymy under C. zeylanica following Singh & Misra 2020 in Indian Journal of Forestry 43(1), pp.46-57, 2020 .
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