Cycas ferruginea explained

Cycas ferruginea is a plant species native to Vietnam and to the Guangxi region of China. It grows on rocky crevices in forested areas at elevations of 200–500 m.^[1] It is known from a belt of limestone bluffs in Lang Son Province and Thai Nguyen Province in Vietnam, and in western Guangxi Province, China.^[2] It is also cultivated at the Guilin Botanical Garden, Guangxi.^[3]

Cycas ferruginea has pinnate leaves up to 2 m long. Seeds are brown, egg-shaped, up to 3 cm long.^{[1] [4]}

Notes and References

1. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=210000342 Flora of China v 4 p 6 Cycas ferruginea
2. Osborne, R. . Hill, K.D. . Nguyen, H.T. . Phan, K.L. . 2010 . Cycas ferruginea . 2010 . e.T42075A10619883 . 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T42075A10619883.en . 14 January 2020.
3. Whitelock, Loran M. 2002. The Cycads. Portland: Timber Press.
4. Wei, Fa-nan 1994. Guihaia 14(4): 300, f. 1–6, Cycas ferruginea