Cycadales

Cycas circinalis

Range

Taxonavigation

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Divisio: Tracheophyta
Divisio: Cycadophyta
Classis: Cycadopsida
Ordo: Cycadales
Subordines: Cycadineae – Zamiineae
Familiae: Cycadaceae – Zamiaceae
Incertae sedis paleogenera: †Becklesia – †Iratinia

Name

Cycadales Pers. ex Bercht. & J.Presl, Přir. Rostlin: 262 (1820)

• Type genus: Cycas L., Sp. Pl. 2: 1188 (1753)

Synonyms

• Diöales
• Stangeriales Doweld, Tent. Syst. Pl. Vasc.: 15. (2001)
• Zamiales Burnett, Outl. Bot.: 490. (1835)

References

• Persoon, C.H. 1820. O Prirozenosti Rostlin 262.
• Chang, A.C.G., Lai, Q., Chen, T., Tu, T., Wang, Y., Agoo, E.M.G., Duan, J. & Li, N. 2020. The complete chloroplast genome of Microcycas calocoma (Miq.) A. DC. (Zamiaceae, Cycadales) and evolution in Cycadales. PeerJ 8: p.e8305. DOI: 10.7717/peerj.8305 Reference page. 
• Christenhusz, M.J.M., Reveal, J.L., Farjon, A., Gardner, M.F., Mill, R.R. & Chase, M.W. 2011. A new classification and linear sequence of extant gymnosperms. Phytotaxa 19: 55–70. DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.19.1.3 Reference page. 
• Stevenson, D.W. 1990. Morphology and systematics of Cycadales. Memoirs of the New York Botanical Garden 57: 8–55.
• Stevenson, D.W. 1992. A formal classification of the extant cycads. Brittonia 44: 220–223. JSTOR
• Tropicos.org 2015. Cycadales. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 21 Dec. 2015.

Vernacular names

Afrikaans: Sikadeë
беларуская: Сагаўнікавыя
Deutsch: Palmfarne
English: Cycads
suomi: Käpypalmut
日本語: ソテツ目
Nederlands: Palmvarens
norsk: Konglepalmer

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