Cycas

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Cycadineae
Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Divisio: Tracheophyta Divisio: Cycadophyta Classis: Cycadopsida Ordo: Cycadales Subordo: Cycadineae

Familia: Cycadaceae
Genus: Cycas
Species: C. aculeata – C. aenigma – C. angulata – C. annaikalensis – C. apoa – C. arenicola – C. armstrongii – C. arnhemica – C. badensis – C. balansae – C. basaltica – C. beddomei – C. bifida – C. bougainvilleana – C. brachycantha – C. brunnea – C. cairnsiana – C. calcicola – C. campestris – C. canalis – C. candida – C. cantafolia – C. chamaoensis – C. changjiangensis – C. chenii – C. chevalieri – C. circinalis – C. clivicola – C. collina – C. condaoensis – C. conferta – C. couttsiana – C. cupida – C. curranii – C. darshii – C. debaoensis – C. desolata – C. diannanensis – C. distans – C. dolichophylla – C. edentata – C. elephantipes – C. elongata – C. falcata – C. ferruginea – C. fugax – C. furfuracea – C. glauca – C. guizhouensis – C. hainanensis – C. hoabinhensis – C. hongheensis – C. indica – C. inermis – C. javana – C. lacrimans – C. lane-poolei – C. laotica – C. lindstromii – C. maconochiei – C. macrocarpa – C. media – C. megacarpa – C. micholitzii – C. micronesica – C. montana – C. multipinnata – C. nathorstii – C. nayagarhensis – C. nitida – C. nongnoochiae – C. ophiolitica – C. orientis – C. orixensis – C. pachypoda – C. panzhihuaensis – C. papuana – C. pectinata – C. petrae – C. platyphylla – C. pranburiensis – C. pruinosa – C. pschannae – C. revoluta – C. riuminiana – C. rumphii – C. sainathii – C. sancti-lasallei – C. saxatilis – C. schumanniana – C. scratchleyana – C. seemannii – C. segmentifida – C. semota – C. seshachalamensis – C. sexseminifera – C. shanyaensis – C. siamensis – C. silvestris – C. simplicipinna – C. sphaerica – C. sundaica – C. szechuanensis – C. taitungensis – C. taiwaniana – C. tanqingii – C. tansachana – C. terryana – C. thouarsii – C. tropophylla – C. tuckeri – C. vespertilio – C. wadei – C. xipholepis – C. yorkiana – C. yunnanensis – C. zambalensis – C. zeylanica

Nothospecies: C. × longipetiolula – C. × multifrondis

Name

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

Type species: Cycas circinalis L., Sp. Pl. 2: 1188. (1753)

Synonyms

Heterotypic
- Todda-pana Adans., Fam. Pl. 2: 25 (1763).
- Dyerocycas Nakai, Ord., Fam., etc.: 208 (1943).
- Epicycas de Laub., Blumea 43: 388 (1998).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Africa
- Regional: East Tropical Africa
  - Kenya, Tanzania.
- Regional: South Tropical Africa
  - Mozambique.
- Regional: Western Indian Ocean
  - Aldabra, Comoros, Mauritius (introduced), Madagascar, Réunion, Rodrigues (introduced).
Continental: Asia-Temperate
- Regional: China
  - China South-Central, Hainan, China Southeast.
- Regional: Eastern Asia
  - Japan, Nansei-shoto, Taiwan.
Continental: Asia-Tropical
- Regional: Indian Subcontinent
  - Assam, Bangladesh, East Himalaya, India, Nepal, Sri Lanka.
- Regional: Indo-China
  - Andaman Islands, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Nicobar Islands, Thailand, Vietnam.
- Regional: Malesia
  - Borneo, Jawa, Lesser Sunda Islands, Malaya, Maluku, Philippines, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Christmas Island.
- Regional: Papuasia
  - Bismarck Archipelago, New Guinea, Solomon Islands.
Continental: Australasia
- Regional: Australia
  - Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia.
Continental: Pacific
- Regional: Southwestern Pacific
  - Fiji, Gilbert Islands, Niue (introduced), New Caledonia, Samoa, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu.
- Regional: Northwestern Pacific
  - Caroline Islands, Marianas, Marshall Islands.
Continental: Northern America
- Regional: Southeastern U.S.A.
  - Alabama (introduced).

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References

Primary references

Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus II: 1188. Reference page.

Additional references

Gledhill, D. 2008. The Names of Plants.
Bonta, M. & Osborne, R. 2007. Cycads in the Vernacular - A compendium of local names.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Cycas in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Jan 10. Reference page.
Hill, K.D. Genus Cycas [1]
International Plant Names Index. 2020. Cycas. Published online. Accessed: Jan 10 2020.
Tropicos.org 2020. Cycas. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 10 Jan 2020.

Vernacular names

Afrikaans: Cycassikadeë
Deutsch: Sagopalmfarne, Cycas-Palmfarne
English: Sago Palms
한국어: 소철속
norsk: Konglepalmeslekten
polski: Sagowiec
Tagalog: (seeds) Bitogo, Patubo, Potago, Pitógo, Pitugo