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Cycas pectinata has the most widespread distribution in South Asia, and is the only South Asian cycad species found outside India and Sri Lanka. India Cycas ...
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.
These photosynthetic bacteria produce a neurotoxin called BMAA that is found in the seeds of cycads. This neurotoxin may enter a human food chain as the cycad seeds may be eaten directly as a source of flour by humans or by wild or feral animals such as bats, and humans may eat these animals.
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 ...
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The Madagascar cycad is found on Madagascar and the nearby islands of Comoros, Mayotte and the Seychelles. It is also found along the coasts of Kenya, Mozambique, and Tanzania. [1] According to de Laubenfels and Adema, the plant is also found in Sri Lanka, but this may be confusion with the closely related Cycas circinalis. [2]
Ceratozamia is a genus of New World cycads in the family Zamiaceae.The genus contains 27 known currently living species and one or two fossil species. Most species are endemic to mountainous areas of Mexico, while few species extend into the mountains of Guatemala, Honduras and Belize.
Lepidozamia peroffskyana is a palm-like cycad in the Cardboard Palm Family Zamiaceae. It is endemic to eastern Australia, primarily near the coast of New South Wales. The species is named after Count Peroffsky (1794-1857), benefactor of the St. Petersburg Botanical Garden.