Order Cycadales Higher classification Cycad | Family Cycadaceae Scientific name Cycas taitungensis Rank Species | |
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Similar Cycad, Cycas taiwaniana, Cycas panzhihuaensis, Cycas debaoensis, Aulacaspis yasumatsui | ||
Cycas taitungensis x revoluta
Cycas taitungensis is a species of genus Cycas, native to Taitung County, south-eastern Taiwan and also to Fujian. C. taitungensis, an evergreen tree, can grow up to about 5 m (16 ft) tall. The species was not described until 1994, but its specimen was once applied as the type of species Cycas taiwaniana, which is not really distributed in Taiwan according to the further research.
C. taitungensis was listed by the IUCN Red List of Threatened Plants in category "vulnerable" in 1997. However, small range, decline of mature specimens, and attack by invasive Aulacaspis scale (Diaspididae) warranted classification as "endangered" in 2010.
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