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Cycas circinalis

Cycadopsida - Cycadales - Cycadaceae

Taxonomy
Cycas circinalis was named by Linnaeus (1753). It is extant. It is the type species of Cycas.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
C. anomostoma

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1753Cycas circinalis Linnaeus

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
subkingdomViridiplantaeCavalier-Smith 1981
—Streptophyta(Jeffrey 1971)
superphylumEmbryophyta()
phylumCycadophytaBessey 1907
RankNameAuthor
classCycadopsidaBrongniart 1843
orderCycadalesDumortier 1829
familyCycadaceaePersoon 1807
genusCycas
speciescircinalis

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Cycas circinalis Linnaeus 1753
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Diet: "photoautotroph"superp
Created: 2026-03-30 14:38:16
Modified: 2026-03-30 14:38:16
Source: superp = superphylum
Reference: Kenrick and Crane 1997
Collections
No collection or age range data are available