Cycads in South-east Asia (Malesia)

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Cycads in South-east Asia (Malesia)

The cycad flora of this region is the most poorly known of all, with 14 species of Cycas (Cycadaceae) recorded. Although the high local diversity such as seen in northern Australia or Vietnam does not seem to occur, there is still considerable complexity and much remains unknown. Several major groups are present, and dispersal seems to have been by both continental drift and oceanic currents.

*Cycas apoa*	New Guinea
*Cycas bougainvilleana*	Bougainville, New Britain, Solomon Islands
*Cycas campestris*	New Guinea
*Cycas clivicola*	Malaysia, Thailand
*Cycas curranii*	Philippines (Palawan)
*Cycas edentata*	Philippines (Sulu)
*Cycas falcata*	Indonesia
*Cycas glauca*	Indonesia
*Cycas javana*	Indonesia
*Cycas litoralis*	Indonesia (Sumatra), Cambodia, Myanmar, Malaysia, Thailand, S. Vietnam
*Cycas papuana*	New Guinea
*Cycas riuminiana*	Philippines (Luzon)
*Cycas rumphii*	Indonesia (S. Borneo, N.E. Java, Maluku Papua, Sulawesi)
*Cycas saxatilis*	Philippines (Palawan)
*Cycas schumanniana*	New Guinea
*Cycas scratchleyana*	New Guinea
*Cycas wadei*	Philippines (Culion)

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