Cycas thouarsii

Cycas thouarsii
Madagascar cycad
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Gymnospermae
Division: Cycadophyta
Class: Cycadopsida
Order: Cycadales
Family: Cycadaceae
Genus: Cycas
Species:
C. thouarsii
Binomial name
Cycas thouarsii
Map showing distribution of Cycas thouarsii: Madagascar, Comoros, Kenya, Tanzania and Mozambique
Range of Cycas thouarsii[2]
Synonyms
  • Cycas madagascariensis Miq.
  • Cycas circinalis f. thouarsii (R.Br.)Engl.
  • Cycas circinalis subsp. trigonocarpoides J.Schust.
  • Cycas circinalis subsp. madagascariensis (Miq.) J.Schust.
  • Cycas comorensis Bruant
  • Cycas kirkii J.Schust.
  • Cycas thuarsii R.Br. ex DC.
  • Cycas wendlandii Sander

Cycas thouarsii, the Madagascar cycad, is an evergreen arborescent cycad in the genus Cycas. It is named after the French botanist Louis-Marie Aubert du Petit-Thouars (1758—1831).

  1. ^ Golding, J.; Hurter, J. (2010). "Cycas thouarsii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T41940A10606292. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T41940A10606292.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ de Laubenfels, D. J.; Adema, F. (1998). "A taxonomic revision of the genera Cycas and Epicycas Gen. Nov. (Cycadaceae)". Blumea. 43: 351–400.