Cycas thouarsii

Cycas thouarsii

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Cycadaceae
Genus: Cycas
Species: Cycas thouarsii

Name

Cycas thouarsii R. Br., Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holland.: 347 (1810).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Cycas circinalis subsp. thouarsii (R.Br.) Engl. in H.G.A.Engler & C.G.O.Drude, Veg. Erde 9(2): 82 (1908).
• Heterotypic
  • Cycas madagascariensis Miq., Comm. Phytogr.: 127 (1840).
  • Cycas thouarsii R.Br. ex DC., Prodr. 16: 528 (1868).
  • Cycas kirkii J.Schust., Gen. Pl. Cat.: 42 (1878).
  • Cycas comorensis Bruant, Cat. Gén. 195: 5 (1888).
  • Cycas wendlandii Sander, Nursery Cat. (Sander & Co.) 1895: 32 (1895).
  • Cycas circinalis subsp. madagascariensis (Miq.) J.Schust. in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 1: 73 (1932).
  • Cycas circinalis f. trigonocarpoides J.Schust. in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 1: 74 (1932).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: Eastern Africa Comoros, Kenya, Madagascar, Mozambique, Seychelles, Tanzania References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Brown, R. 1810. Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae et Insulae Van Diemen. pp. i–viii + 145–590, Londini: R.Taylor. BHL Reference page. : 347.

Additional references

• Bonta, M. and Osborne, R. (2007). Cycads in the Vernacular - A compendium of local names.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Cycas thouarsii in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Jan 12. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Cycas thouarsii. Published online. Accessed: Jan 12 2020.
• Tropicos.org 2020. Cycas thouarsii. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 12 Jan 2020.
• K.D.Hill. The Cycad Pages:Cycas thouarsii[1]

Vernacular names

Afrikaans: Mosambieksikadee, Madagaskarsikadee
Betsileo: Fahou, Fahu, Voafaho
English: Madagascar cycad, Madagascar sago
français: Faux sagoutier, Samble
Kiswahili: Mpapindi, Mtapo, Mtapu
Merina: Batsimisaraka, Fato, Fatra, Fatzon, Voafako
українська: Цикас Туара

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