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, 2^nd 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