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Synonym

Cycas darshii R.C.Srivast. & Jana

Published in: Indian J. Pl. Sci. [Jaipur] 3(2): 151-153, t. II. 2014. View in Cibtech (Indian J. Pl. Sci. [Jaipur] View Publication info in IPNI)

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): H:CAL

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

© Copyright 2024. The World List of Cycads, online edition. Edited by Michael Calonje, Dennis Stevenson, and Roy Osborne.

Citation (CSE Style): Calonje M, Stevenson DW, Osborne R. The World List of Cycads, online edition [Internet]. 2013-2024. [cited 2024 Oct 07]. Available from: http://www.cycadlist.org.