Cycas thouarsii

Cycas thouarsii; Madagascar cycad
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Division:	Cycadophyta
Class:	Cycadopsida
Order:	Cycadales
Family:	Cycadaceae
Genus:	Cycas
Species:	C. thouarsii
Binomial name
	Cycas thouarsii; R. Br.

The Madagascar cycad (Cycas thouarsii) is a cycad from Madagascar, the Comoros, Mozambique and Tanzania.^[1] C. thouarsii can reach up to 9 m tall, with leaves up to 3 m long.^[2]

References

^ Oliver Sacks (October 1997). The Island of the Colour-blind: And, Cycad Island. Picador. p. 221. ISBN 978-0-330-35082-2. Retrieved 8 May 2012.
^ Robert Brown. 1810. Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae 347

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[Sacks1997-1] Oliver Sacks (October 1997). The Island of the Colour-blind: And, Cycad Island. Picador. p. 221. ISBN 978-0-330-35082-2. Retrieved 8 May 2012.

[2] Robert Brown. 1810. Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae 347

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