Dukou sago palm
On display at the San Diego County Fair in 2009
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Gymnospermae
Division: Cycadophyta
Class: Cycadopsida
Order: Cycadales
Family: Cycadaceae
Genus: Cycas
Species:
C. panzhihuaensis
Binomial name
Cycas panzhihuaensis
L. Zhou & S. Y. Yang
Synonyms

Cycas baguanheensis L. K. Fu & S. Z. Cheng.

Cycas panzhihuaensis is a rare and vulnerable species of cycad known in the wild only from Sichuan and Yunnan provinces in China. It can be seen at the South China Botanical Garden in Guangzhou and is also cultivated for horticulture, where it is often known as the Dukou sago palm.[2][3]

Range

In China, Cycas panzhihuaensis is found in:[4]

Description

The species is similar to C. pectinata Buchanan-Hamilton but can be distinguished by its unbranched trunk and smaller seeds (up to 3.5 cm long).

Cycas panzhihuaensis L. Zhou & S. Y. Yang in L. Zhou et al., Acta Phytotax. Sin. 19: 335. 1981.[6]

References

  1. ^ Hill, K.D. (2010). "Cycas panzhihuaensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T42078A10621423. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
  2. ^ Flora of China vol 4 page 5.
  3. ^ "Cycads". 20 January 2010. Retrieved January 17, 2014.
  4. ^ Whitelock, Loran M. 2002. The Cycads. Portland: Timber Press. ISBN 0-88192-522-5
  5. ^ Zheng Y, Liu J, Feng X, Gong X. 2017. The distribution, diversity, and conservation status of Cycas in China. Ecol Evol. 2017;7:3212–3224. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.2910
  6. ^ L. Zhou et al., Acta Phytotaxonomica Sinica 19: 335. 1981.
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