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Cycads all over the world are in decline, with four species on the brink of extinction and seven species have fewer than 100 plants left in the wild. [2] 23,420 species of vascular plant have been recorded in South Africa, making it the sixth most species-rich country in the world and the most species-rich country on the African continent.
Print/export Download as PDF; ... likewise the genera and closely related species. The list currently includes 1352 species. ... cycad family; Cycas: cycads;
Cycads / ˈ s aɪ k æ d z / are seed plants that typically have a stout and woody trunk with a crown of large, hard, stiff, evergreen and (usually) pinnate leaves. The species are dioecious, that is, individual plants of a species are either male or female. Cycads vary in size from having trunks only a few centimeters to several meters tall.
Cycas circinalis, a species endemic to India, was the first cycad species to be described in western literature, and is the type species of the genus. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] As of April 2024, there are 119 accepted species within the genus Cycas , all of which are native to Asia , Oceania, and eastern Africa and the Indian ocean region, with the largest ...
Cycas cairnsiana is a species of cycad in the genus Cycas, native to northern Australia in northern Queensland on the Newcastle Range.. The stems grow to 2–5 m tall and 12–16 cm diameter, with swollen base.
Zamia erosa is a species of cycad native to the Caribbean islands of Jamaica, Cuba, and Puerto Rico, described by Orator Fuller Cook and Guy N. Collins in 1903. [2] The species formerly known as Z. amblyphyllidia (described in 1987) was determined in 2010 to be the same species as Z. erosa. [3] It is listed as vulnerable by the IUCN Red List. [1]
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