- Cycas taitungensis
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Cycas taitungensis 
Cycas taitungensis specimen in the Botanischer Garten München-Nymphenburg, Munich, Germany. Conservation status Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae Division: Cycadophyta Class: Cycadopsida Order: Cycadales Family: Cycadaceae Genus: Cycas Species: C. taitungensis Binomial name Cycas taitungensis
Shen, Hill, Tsou & ChenCycas taitungensis is a species of genus Cycas, native to Taitung, Taiwan. C. taitungensis is one of the evergreen trees and can grow up to about 2 meters. It was listed by the IUCN Red List of Threatened Plants in category VU. The species was not described until 1994, but its specimens was once misapplied as the type of species Cycas taiwaniana, which is not really distributes in Taiwan according to the further researches.[2]
References
- ^ "Cycas taitungensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. 2003. http://www.iucnredlist.org/apps/redlist/details/42067. Retrieved February 28, 2010.
- ^ Shen, C. F.; K.D. Hill, C. H. Tsou and C. J. Chen. (1994). "Cycas taitungensis C.F. Shen, K.D. Hill, C.H. Tsou & C.J. Chen, sp. nov. (Cycadaceae), a new name for the widely known cycad species endemic in Taiwan". Botanical Bulletin of Academia Sinica 35: 133–140. http://ejournal.sinica.edu.tw/bbas/content/1994/2/bot352-10.pdf.
External links
- Cycas taitungensis - The Cycad Pages
Categories:- IUCN Red List vulnerable species
- Flora of Taiwan
- Cycas
- Plants described in 1994
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