Cycas ferruginea

锈毛苏铁 xiu mao su tie
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Division:Cycadophyta
Class:Cycadopsida
Order:Cycadales
Family:Cycadaceae
Genus:Cycas
Species: C. ferruginea
Binomial name
Cycas ferruginea
F.N. Wei

Cycas ferruginea is a plant species native to Vietnam and to the Guangxi region of China. It grows on rocky crevices in forested areas at elevations of 200–500 m.[1] It is known from a belt of limestone bluffs in Lang Son Province and Thai Nguyen Province in Vietnam, and in western Guangxi Province, China.[2] It is also cultivated at the Guilin Botanical Garden, Guangxi.[3]

Cycas ferruginea has pinnate leaves up to 2 m long. Seeds are brown, egg-shaped, up to 3 cm long.[1][4]

References

  1. 1 2 Flora of China v 4 p 6 Cycas ferruginea
  2. ↑ http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/42075/0
  3. ↑ Whitelock, Loran M. 2002. The Cycads. Portland: Timber Press. ISBN 0-88192-522-5
  4. ↑ Wei, Fa-nan 1994. Guihaia 14(4): 300, f. 1–6, Cycas ferruginea
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