Cycas pectinata

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Cycas pectinata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Cycadophyta
Class: Cycadopsida
Order: Cycadales
Family: Cycadaceae
Genus: Cycas
Species: C. pectinata
Binomial name
Cycas pectinata
Buch.-Ham.
Synonyms[1]

Cycas dilatata Griff.
Cycas jenkinsiana Griff.

Cycas pectinata in the jungle of Panchkhal VDC, Nepal

Cycas pectinata is found in the northeastern part of India, Nepal, Bhutan, northern Burma, southern China, northern Thailand, Laos, and Vietnam.[2] It is the fourth Cycas to be named; it was described in 1826. It grows up to 40 feet (12 m) tall and has very large, ovoid male cones.

References

  1. "Taxon: Cycas pectinata Buch.-Ham.". Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN). Beltsville, Maryland: USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Retrieved 29 October 2010. 
  2. http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/cycadpg?taxname=Cycas%20pectinata


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