Cycas elongata is a species of cycad endemic to southern Vietnam.
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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 |
Distribution
The four main subpopulations of Cycas elongata are found in:[2]
- 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)[3]