Cycas thouarsii

Cycas thouarsii
Madagascar cycad
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Gymnospermae
Division: Cycadophyta
Class: Cycadopsida
Order: Cycadales
Family: Cycadaceae
Genus: Cycas
Species:
C. thouarsii
Binomial name
Cycas thouarsii
Range of Cycas thouarsii
Synonyms
  • Cycas madagascariensis Miq.
  • Cycas circinalis f. thouarsii (R.Br.)Engl.
  • Cycas circinalis subsp. trigonocarpoides J.Schust.
  • Cycas circinalis subsp. madagascariensis (Miq.) J.Schust.
  • Cycas comorensis Bruant
  • Cycas kirkii J.Schust.
  • Cycas thuarsii R.Br. ex DC.
  • Cycas wendlandii Sander

Cycas thouarsii, the Madagascar cycad, is an evergreen arborescent cycad in the genus Cycas. It is named after the French botanist Louis-Marie Aubert du Petit-Thouars (1758—1831).