Cycas changjiangensis explained

Cycas changjiangensis is a plant species in the cycad order, Cycadales. It is endemic to Hainan Island of southern China. It grows at elevations of .^[1] It is found only in a small area in Bawangling 霸王岭国家森林公园, Changjiang County, western Hainan Province, China.

Cycas changjiangensis has a trunk up to 50cm (20inches) long but much of this is often subterranean. Leaves are pinnate, up to 130cm (50inches) long, with spines along the rachis. Leaflets are in 40–70 pairs, with prominent midveins on both surfaces. The green to yellow-brown seeds are less than 2cm (01inches) wide.^{[2] [3] [1]}

This is an endangered species with perhaps 2000 individuals remaining in the wild.^[4]

Notes and References

1. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=210000340 Flora of China v 4 p 6 Cycas changjiangensis
2. Liu, Nian. 1998. Acta Phytotaxonomica Sinica 36(6): 552–554, pl. 1. Cycas changjiangensis
3. Liu, Nian. 2004. Proceedings of the Sixth International Conference on Cycad Biology: Cycad 2002, Nong Nooch Tropical Botanical Garden, 29 July-3 August, Chonburi, Thailand p 3, Cycas hainanensis subsp. changjiangensis
4. Chen, J-R 2010. Cycas changjiangensis. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2015.2. Downloaded on 04 September 2015.