Biology:Cycas elongata

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Short description: Species of cycad

Cycas elongata
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Gymnospermae
Division: Cycadophyta
Class: Cycadopsida
Order: Cycadales
Family: Cycadaceae
Genus: Cycas
Species:
C. elongata
Binomial name
Cycas elongata
(Leandri) D.Y.Wang
Synonyms[2]
  • Cycas pectinata var. elongata Leandri
  • (Leandri) S.L.Yang ex de Laub. Epicycas elongata

Cycas elongata is a species of cycad in the family Cycadaceae.[2][3] It is endemic to southern Vietnam.

Distribution

The four main subpopulations of Cycas elongata are found in:[1]

  • northern Ninh Thuan Province
  • west of Cam Ranh in Khanh Hoa Province
  • Song Cau in Phu Yen Province
  • the Cu Mong Pass area on the boundary between Phu Yen Province and Binh Dinh Province
  • Lạc Nghiệp hamlet, Cà Ná commune, Thuận Nam District, Ninh Thuận Province (southwest of Phan Rang; found in 1994)[4]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Bösenberg, J.D.; Nguyen, T.H. (2023). "Cycas elongata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2023. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T42054A68900715.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/42054/68900715. Retrieved June 13, 2025. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Cycas elongata (Leandri) D.Y.Wang". The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d.. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:993109-1. 
  3. "Cycas elongata (Leandri) D.Y.Wang". Species 2000. n.d.. https://www.catalogueoflife.org/data/taxon/32S36. 
  4. Whitelock, Loran M. 2002. The Cycads. Portland: Timber Press. ISBN 0-88192-522-5

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