Cycas falcata

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Cycas falcata
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
(unranked): Gymnospermae
Division: Cycadophyta
Class: Cycadopsida
Order: Cycadales
Family: Cycadaceae
Genus: Cycas
Species:
C. falcata
Binomial name
Cycas falcata
K.D.Hill

Cycas falcata is a little-known species of cycad endemic to Indonesia. It is found in Southeast Sulawesi and Kabaena Island. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Hill, K.D. (2010). "Cycas falcata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2010: e.T42092A10628602. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T42092A10628602.en . Retrieved 19 November 2021.