Cycas elongata

Cycas elongata
Conservation status
Endangered  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Gymnospermae
Division:	Cycadophyta
Class:	Cycadopsida
Order:	Cycadales
Family:	Cycadaceae
Genus:	Cycas
Species:	C. elongata
Binomial name
Cycas elongata (Leandri) D.Y.Wang
Synonyms [2]
Cycas pectinata var. elongataLeandri Epicycas elongata(Leandri) S.L.Yang ex de Laub.

Cycas elongata is a species of cycad in the family Cycadaceae . ^{[2] [3]} It is endemic to southern Vietnam.

Distribution

The four main subpopulations of Cycas elongata are found in: ^[1]

• northern Ninh Thuan Province
• west of Cam Ranh in Khanh Hoa Province
• Song Cau in Phu Yen Province
• the Cu Mong Pass area on the boundary between Phu Yen Province and Binh Dinh Province
• Lạc Nghiệp hamlet, Cà Ná commune, Thuận Nam District, Ninh Thuận Province (southwest of Phan Rang; found in 1994) ^[4]

References

1. Bösenberg, J.D.; Nguyen, T.H. (2023). "Cycas elongata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2023: e.T42054A68900715. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T42054A68900715.en . Retrieved June 13, 2025.
2. "Cycas elongata (Leandri) D.Y.Wang". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved June 13, 2025.
3. "Cycas elongata (Leandri) D.Y.Wang". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000. n.d. Retrieved June 13, 2025.
4. Whitelock, Loran M. 2002. The Cycads. Portland: Timber Press. ISBN   0-88192-522-5