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Cycads in India

The cycad flora of India is relatively sparse, with 6 species of Cycas. Several major groups are represented, including an interesting occurrence of the C. rumphii group, on Sri Lanka but not on mainland India.
Cycas beddomei India (Andhra Pradesh)
Cycas circinalis India (Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu)
Cycas indica India (Andhra Pradesh)
Cycas nathorstii Sri Lanka
Cycas pectinata Bangledesh, Bhutan, China (Yunnan), N.E. India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, C. Vietnam
Cycas spherica India (Orissa)
Cycas zeylanica India (Andaman Is.), Sri Lanka

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