Accepted species

Cycas sainathii R.C.Srivast.

Published in: Indian J. Pl. Sci. [Jaipur] 3(1): 109-110, pl. 1. 2014. (Indian J. Pl. Sci. [Jaipur] )

Synonyms:

Cycas pschannae R.C.Srivast. & L.J.Singh

Cycas andamanica K.Prassad, M.V.Ramana, Sanjappa & B.R.P.Rao

Cycas dharmrajii L.J.Singh


Distribution: India (Andaman and Nicobar Islands Territory)

Conservation Status: [CR]

Type information

Collector and Number: R.C. Srivastava cy 201

Locality: West Bengal: Howrah district, Shibpur, AJCBIB Garden,, 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.) .

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