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Cycas media subsp. ensata K.D.Hill [WFO] [IPNI] [POWO] [MO]

First published in: Telopea 7(1): 14-15, fig. 6. (1996).

Etymology: From the Latin ensatus (‘sword’), referring to the unusually long, pungent cataphylls. [source]

Nomenclatural Type Information
Type Location(s): HT:NSW

Distribution: Australia (Queensland)

IUCN Red List Conservation Status: Least Concern

Reference Links (2)

Calculated Reference Reference Links Journal Comment(s)
2022
Haynes JL. 2022. Etymological compendium of cycad names. Phytotaxa 550 (1) : 1-31.
Phytotaxa
1996
Hill KD. 1996. A taxonomic revision of the genus Cycas (Cycadaceae) in Australia. Telopea 7 (1) : 1-63.
Telopea
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