Cycas taitungensis is a species

Species

In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring. While in many cases this definition is adequate, more precise or differing measures are...

 of genus

Genus

In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...

 Cycas

Cycas

Cycas is the type genus and the only genus currently recognised in the cycad family Cycadaceae. About 95 species are currently accepted. The best-known species is Cycas revoluta, widely cultivated under the name "Sago Palm" or "King Sago Palm" due to its palm-like appearance although it is not a...

, native to Taitung

Taitung City

Taitung City is the county seat of Taitung County, Taiwan. It lies on the southeast coast of Taiwan facing the Pacific Ocean.The city is served by Taitung Airport. Taitung is a gateway to Green Island and Orchid Island, both of which are very popular among Taiwanese tourists.-History:Taitung...

, Taiwan

Taiwan

Taiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following...

. C. taitungensis is one of the evergreen trees

Evergreen

In botany, an evergreen plant is a plant that has leaves in all seasons. This contrasts with deciduous plants, which completely lose their foliage during the winter or dry season.There are many different kinds of evergreen plants, both trees and shrubs...

 and can grow up to about 2 meters. It was listed by the IUCN Red List

IUCN Red List

The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species , founded in 1963, is the world's most comprehensive inventory of the global conservation status of biological species. The International Union for Conservation of Nature is the world's main authority on the conservation status of species...

 of Threatened Plants in category VU. The species was not described until 1994, but its specimens was once misapplied as the type

Biological type

In biology, a type is one particular specimen of an organism to which the scientific name of that organism is formally attached...

 of species Cycas taiwaniana

Cycas taiwaniana

Cycas taiwaniana is a species of genus Cycas. The species is native to Guangdong, Guangxi and Fujian of China. Although the specific epithet, "taiwaniana", is derived from "Taiwan", where the original type specimens were found, it is not naturally distributed in Taiwan. Instead of C. taiwaniana,...

, which is not really distributes in Taiwan according to the further researches.

External links

• Cycas taitungensis - The Cycad Pages