Cycas taiwaniana

Carruthers

Common names

Taiwan cycad.

Taxonomic notes

Syn: Cycas revoluta var. taiwaniana (Carr.) Schuster.

Description

Distribution and Ecology

Taiwan, e.g. Taitung Xian: Hungyeh Village. A living collection provided by Dr. Horng-Jye Su. In cultivation at the experimental greenhouse of the Academia Sinica since 1983 (HAST Database 1999).

Remarkable Specimens

No data as of 2023.03.03.

Ethnobotany

Leaves have been used to make a tea (Jones 1993).

Observations

Taiwan has established the Taiwan Cycas Nature Preserve, which is likely a good place to find it.

Remarks

Citations

Herbarium of the Research Center For Biodiversity, Academia Sinica, Taipei [HAST]. 1999. Database output at http://www2.sinica.edu.tw:8080/hast/eindex.html, accessed 1999.03.15, now defunct.

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