Cycas bifida
| Cycas bifida | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Gymnospermae |
| Division: | Cycadophyta |
| Class: | Cycadopsida |
| Order: | Cycadales |
| Family: | Cycadaceae |
| Genus: | Cycas |
| Species: | C. bifida
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| Binomial name | |
| Cycas bifida (Dyer) K.D.Hill
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Cycas bifida (syn. Cycas rumphii var. bifida) is a species of
The stems are largely subterranean, 20–60 cm in diameter and up to 20 cm above ground level, and bear three to eight leaves. The leaves are 2–4 m long and 40–80 cm broad, dark green and glossy,
The female
The species is named after its dichotomously divided leaflets, a character shared with a few other related species. It has been extensively confused in literature with the related species Cycas multifrondis and Cycas micholitzii (K. D. Hill, Cycad Pages); in the Flora of China, it is treated as Cycas micholitzii, a species restricted by Hill to plants from central Vietnam and Laos.
Cycas longipetiolula, which is often considered synonymous with Cycas bifida but may have hybridized with Cycas multipinnata, is only found in cultivation in Jinping County, Yunnan.[2]
Habitat
It is native to areas of dense
References
- ^ Nguyen, H.T. (2010). "Cycas bifida". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T42059A10615518. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
- ^ 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
- Cycad Pages: Cycas bifida Archived 2013-05-10 at the Wayback Machine
- Flora of China (as C. micholitzii auct. non Dyer)