Cycas hoabinhensis

Cycas hoabinhensis is a species of cycad endemic to central Vietnam, where it is found in Hoa Binh, Ha Nam, Ha Tay, and Ninh Binh provinces.

Cycas hoabinhensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Division: Cycadophyta
Class: Cycadopsida
Order: Cycadales
Family: Cycadaceae
Genus: Cycas
Species:
C. hoabinhensis
Binomial name
Cycas hoabinhensis
P.K.Lôc & H.T.Nguyen

Conservation

Cycas hoabinhensis is protected in Cuc Phuong National Park in Ninh Binh province, Chua Huong Tich Nature Reserve in Ha Tay province, and Thuong Tien Nature Reserve in Hoa Binh province.[1] It has been extensively collected from the wild for ornamental purposes in Hanoi.

References

  1. Nguyen, H.T. (2010). "Cycas hoabinhensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T42047A10637474. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T42047A10637474.en. Retrieved 12 January 2020.


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