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Cycas macrocarpa Griff.

Kampung Tanjong Ipoh, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia.

 

Cycas macrocarpa Griff. Cycadaceae. CN: [Malay - vernacular names generic to most Cycas, Paku gunung, Bogak]. A dioecious primitive gymnosperm claimed a living fossil. Tree to 12 m tall. Habitat - lowland forest, also on limestone. A widely scattered species, not forming dense stands. Distribution - peninsular Thailand, as well as in northern and central peninsular Malaysia. In Thailand plants occur near the Malaysian border, with disjunct occurrences in Prachuap Khiri Khan province in the northern peninsula. This species is more common in Malaysia. Due to extensive habitat destruction the species is classified as vulnerable by IUCN and regulated by CITES.

 

Ref and suggested reading:

FRIM Flora Database

www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/kew-2749591

www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?444207

www.iucnredlist.org/details/42057/0

 

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Uploaded on September 4, 2011
Taken on September 4, 2011