Cycas elongata

Cycas elongata is a species of cycad endemic to southern Vietnam.

Cycas elongata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Division: Cycadophyta
Class: Cycadopsida
Order: Cycadales
Family: Cycadaceae
Genus: Cycas
Species:
C. elongata
Binomial name
Cycas elongata
(Leandri) D.Y.Wang

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)[2]
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References

  1. Nguyen, H.T. (2010). "Cycas elongata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T42054A10639875. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T42054A10639875.en. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  2. Whitelock, Loran M. 2002. The Cycads. Portland: Timber Press. ISBN 0-88192-522-5


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