Cycas annaikalensis
| Cycas annaikalensis | |
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| Cycas annaikalenis in Palakkad | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Gymnospermae |
| Division: | Cycadophyta |
| Class: | Cycadopsida |
| Order: | Cycadales |
| Family: | Cycadaceae |
| Genus: | Cycas |
| Species: | C. annaikalensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Cycas annaikalensis Rita Singh & P.Radha
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Cycas annaikalensis is a Critically Endangered species of cycad in the genus Cycas, native to the state of Kerala in India, where it is endemic to the Annaikal Hills near Palakkad.[1] It was discovered in 2006.[2] There are less than 100 individuals remaining.
References
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- ^ a b Singh, R. (2010). "Cycas annaikalensis". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T178883A7634502. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T178883A7634502.en. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
- ^ Singh, Rita; Radha, P. (April–June 2006). "A new species of Cycas from the Malabar Coast, Western Ghats, India". Brittonia. 58 (2): 119–123. doi:10.1663/0007-196x(2006)58[119:ansocf]2.0.co;2. S2CID 32241023.
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