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A new species of Cycas from the Malabar Coast, Western Ghats, India

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A new cycad species,Cycas annaikalensis, has been discovered from the Malabar Coast of the southern Western Ghats of India. Although geographically distributed in a small population within the range ofC. circinalis, it can be distinguished from the other described IndianCycas species by its distinct habitat, habit, morphology of vegetative and reproductive parts, and anatomy of leaflets.

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  1. School of Basic and Applied Sciences, Guru Gobind singh Indraprastha University, Kashmere Gate, 110006, Delhi, India

    Rita Singh & P. Radha

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Singh, R., Radha, P. A new species of Cycas from the Malabar Coast, Western Ghats, India. Brittonia 58, 119–123 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1663/0007-196X(2006)58[119:ANSOCF]2.0.CO;2

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