Cycas ferruginea

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锈毛苏铁 xiu mao su tie

Near Threatened (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
(unranked): Gymnosperms
Division: Cycadophyta
Class: Cycadopsida
Order: Cycadales
Family: Cycadaceae
Genus: Cycas
Species:
C. ferruginea
Binomial name
Cycas ferruginea

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.[2] 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.[3] It is also cultivated at the Guilin Botanical Garden, Guangxi.[4]

Cycas ferruginea has pinnate leaves up to 2 m long. Seeds are brown, egg-shaped, up to 3 cm long.[2][5]

References[]

  1. ^ Osborne, R.; Hill, K.D.; Nguyen, H.T.; Phan, K.L. (2010). "Cycas ferruginea". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T42075A10619883. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T42075A10619883.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b Flora of China v 4 p 6 Cycas ferruginea
  3. ^ Osborne, R.; Hill, K.D.; Nguyen, H.T.; Phan, K.L. (2010). "Cycas ferruginea". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T42075A10619883. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T42075A10619883.en. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
  4. ^ Whitelock, Loran M. 2002. The Cycads. Portland: Timber Press. ISBN 0-88192-522-5
  5. ^ Wei, Fa-nan 1994. Guihaia 14(4): 300, f. 1–6, Cycas ferruginea
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