Cycas taitungensis
| Cycas taitungensis | |
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| Cycas taitungensis in the Botanischer Garten München-Nymphenburg, Germany | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Cycadophyta |
| Class: | Cycadopsida |
| Order: | Cycadales |
| Family: | Cycadaceae |
| Genus: | Cycas |
| Species: | C. taitungensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Cycas taitungensis Shen, Hill, Tsou & Chen | |
Cycas taitungensis is a species of genus Cycas, native to Taitung County, south-eastern Taiwan and also to Fujian. C. taitungensis, an evergreen tree, can grow up to about 5 m (16 ft) tall.[2] The species was not described until 1994, but its specimen was once applied as the type of species Cycas taiwaniana, which is not really distributed in Taiwan according to the further research.[3]
C. taitungensis was listed by the IUCN Red List of Threatened Plants in category "vulnerable" in 1997. However, small range, decline of mature specimens, and attack by invasive Aulacaspis scale (Diaspididae) warranted classification as "endangered" in 2010.[1]
References
- 1 2 Haynes, J. (2010). "Cycas taitungensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved September 27, 2012.
- ↑ Jiarui Chen & Dennis W. Stevenson. "Cycas taitungensis". Flora of China. Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA. Retrieved 27 September 2012.
- ↑ Shen, C. F.; K.D. Hill; C. H. Tsou; C. J. Chen (1994). "Cycas taitungensis C.F. Shen, K.D. Hill, C.H. Tsou & C.J. Chen, sp. nov. (Cycadaceae), a new name for the widely known cycad species endemic in Taiwan" (PDF). Botanical Bulletin of Academia Sinica 35: 133–140.
External links
- Cycas taitungensis - The Cycad Pages
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