Cycas circinalis L.
First published in Sp. Pl.: 1188 (1753)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. India. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.
Distribution
Native to:
India
Synonyms
Homotypic Synonyms
- Cycas circinalis var. vera J.Schust. in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 1: 66 (1932), not validly publ.
Heterotypic Synonyms
- Palma polypodiifolia Mill. in Gard. Dict. ed. 8.: n.° 8 (1768)
- Cycas circinalis var. angustifolia Miq. in Comm. Phytogr.: 119 (1840)
- Cycas circinalis var. glauca J.Verschaff. in C.J.É.Morren & A.de Vos, Ind. Bibl. Hort. Belg.: 29 (1887), nom. nud.
- Cycas circinalis f. gothanii J.Schust. in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 1: 66 (1932)
- Cycas circinalis f. undulata (Desf. ex Gaudich.) J.Schust. in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 1: 66 (1932)
- Cycas rumphii f. undulata (Desf. ex Gaudich.) Kaneh. in J. Jap. Bot. 14: 587 (1938)
- Cycas squamosa Lodd. ex Dyer in Gard. Chron., n.s., 16: 270 (1881)
- Cycas squarrosa Lodd. ex G.Don in J.C.Loudon, Hort. Brit.: 403 (1830)
- Cycas undulata Desf. ex Gaudich. in Voy. Uranie: 434 (1829)
- Cycas wallichii Miq. in Monogr. Cycad.: 32 (1842)
Publications
POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:
- Albano, P.-O. (2003). La Conaissance des Plantes Exotiques: 1-324. Édisud, Aix-en-Provence.
- Fosberg, F.R. (1957). The Maldive islands, Indian Ocean. Atoll Research Bulletin 58: 1-37.
- Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne.
- Mostaph, M.K. & Uddin, S.B. (2013). Dictionary of plant names of Bangladesh, Vasc. Pl.: 1-434. Janokalyan Prokashani, Chittagong, Bangladesh.
- Osborne, R., Calonje, M.A., Hill, K.D., Stanberg, L. & Stevenson, D.W. (2012). The world list of Cycads. Memoirs of the New York Botanical Garden 106: 480-510.
Kew Backbone Distributions
- Osborne, R., Calonje, M.A., Hill, K.D., Stanberg, L. & Stevenson, D.W. (2012). The world list of Cycads. Memoirs of the New York Botanical Garden 106: 480-510.
Other Data
Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:
| Date | Reference | Identified As | Barcode | Type Status | Has image? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 3, 1916 | Sauliere, A. [827], India | K000349788 | Yes | ||
| Haines, H.H. [5877], Orissa | K000077088 | Yes | |||
| Haines, H.H. [5876], Orissa | K000077087 | Yes | |||
| Fènix, E. [15660], Philippines | K001044988 | isosyntype | Yes | ||
| Hutchinson, W.L. [3441], Philippines | K001092678 | Yes | |||
| Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 8587] | K001125922 | Yes | |||
| Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 8587], Nepal | K001125921 | Yes | |||
| s.coll. [Cat. no. 8587] | K001125920 | Yes | |||
| Robinson, C.B. [1304], Vietnam | K001092677 | Yes | |||
| Williams, R.S. [3058], Philippines | K001044989 | isosyntype | Yes | ||
| s.coll. [Cat. no. 8587] | K001125919 | Yes | |||
| s.coll. [Cat. no. 8587] | K001125918 | Yes | |||
| Curran, H.M. [3842], Philippines | K001092679 | Yes |
Sources
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Art and Illustrations in Digifolia
- Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew
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EDGE Gymnosperms
- EDGE of Existence (Gymnosperms)
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Herbarium Catalogue Specimens
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IUCN Categories
- IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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Kew Backbone Distributions
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
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Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
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Kew Science Photographs
- Copyright applied to individual images