Line drawing.

Line drawing (Li 1975).

Common Names

Taxonomic notes

Syn: Cycas revoluta var. taiwaniana (Carr.) Schuster.

Description

Range

Taiwan, e.g. Taitung Xian: Hungyeh Village. A living collection provided by Dr. Horng-Jye Su. In cultivation at the experimental greenhouse of the Academia Sinica since 1983 (HAST Database).

Big Tree

Oldest

Dendrochronology

Ethnobotany

Leaves have been used to make a tea (Jones 1993).

Observations

Taiwan has established the Taiwan Cycas Nature Preserve, which is likely a good place to find it.

Remarks

Citations

This page is from the Gymnosperm Database
URL: http://www.conifers.org/cy/cy/taiwaniana.htm
Edited by Christopher J. Earle
Last modified on 2007.01.25