Synonym
Cycas darshii R.C.Srivast. & Jana
Published in: Indian J. Pl. Sci. [Jaipur] 3(2): 151-153, t. II. 2014. (Indian J. Pl. Sci. [Jaipur] )
Type Information
Collector and Number: R.C. Srivastava cy 202
Locality: India, West Bengal, cultivated at Acharya Jagdish Chandra Bose Indian Botanic Garden in Calcutta. Type Location(s):
This name is considered a Synonym of Cycas sphaerica Roxb.
Nomenclatural notes: Described from cultivated plants in Acharya Jagdish Chandra Bose Indian Botanic Garden in Calcutta. Provenance unknown but reported as 'perhaps introduced from Andaman & Nicobar Islands'. Considered similar but distinct from Cycas rumphii Miq. in the protologue description. Sporophyll depicted in protologue is most similar to that of Cycas thouarsii (A.J. Lindstrom, pers. comm).
Synonymy notes: Synonymy under C. sphaerica following Singh & Misra 2020 in Indian Journal of Forestry 43(1), pp.46-57, 2020