Cycas nayagarhensis

Cycas nayagarhensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Cycadophyta
Class: Cycadopsida
Order: Cycadales
Family: Cycadaceae
Genus: Cycas
Species: C. nayagarhensis
Binomial name
Cycas nayagarhensis
Singh, Radha & Khuraijam

Cycas nayagarhensis is a critically endangered species found only in Nayagarh district of Odisha in India. The species was recently discovered by Indian scientists, Rita Singh, P. Radha and J.S. Khuraijam ([1])

References

  1. Rita Singh, P. Radha and J.S. Khuraijam. 2015. A new species, a new combination and a new subsection of Cycas from Odisha, northern Eastern Ghats of India. Asian Journal of Conservation Biology 4(1): 3-14

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