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Species profile—Cycas candida

Classification

Plantae (plants) → Equisetopsida (land plants) → CycadaceaeCycas candida

Photo of Cycas candida () - Queensland Herbarium, DES (Licence: CC BY NC)

Species details

Kingdom
Plantae (plants)
Class
Equisetopsida (land plants)
Family
Cycadaceae
Scientific name
Cycas candida K.D.Hill
WildNet taxon ID
27956
Nature Conservation Act 1992 (NCA) status
SL
Conservation significant
Yes
Confidential
Yes
Endemicity
Native
Pest status
Nil
Short Notes
Gymnosperm, five sheets
Habitat
Cycas candida occurs in open grassy woodland and eucalypt forest. It grows on sandy loam soils, on hill slopes and among granite rocks. (Hill 2004; Herbrecs 2008)
Reproduction
Male cones shed pollen and megasporophylls are receptive in November. Pollination is effected by small beetles that exist in an obligate mutualism with the cycad. Frequent fires have the potential to disrupt the reproduction of Cycas candida. (Hill 2004)
Notes
Contributors: Ailsa Holland, Paul Forster, Mellisa Mayhew 17/06/2009
References
Herbrecs (2008). Cycas candida, in BriMapper version 2.12. Queensland Herbarium. Accessed 29/09/2008.
Hill, K.D. (2004). Cycas candida (Cycadaceae), a new species from Queensland together with an extension of range and amended description of Cycas yorkiana. Telopea, vol. 10(2), pp. 607-611.
Profile author
Ailsa Holland (17/06/2009)

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Data source

This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API using the Get species by ID function used under CC-By 4.0.
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=27956.

This information is sourced from the WildNet database managed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science.

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Last updated
20 May 2024