| Cycas pranburiensis
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More about Cycads
Cycad enthusiasts today are fortunate in having a wealth of excellent
literature readily available. A number of recently published books
stand out as essential reading:
- Good, D. 2001. Cycads of Africa. D&E Publishers, Gallomanor.
- Hill, K.D. & Osborne, R.O. 2001. Cycads of Australia. Kangaroo Press, Sydney.
- Jones, D.L. 2002. Cycads of the World. 2nd edn. Reed, Sydney.
- Norstog, K.J. and Nichols, T.J. 1997. The Biology of the
Cycads. Cornell University Press, Ithaca.
- Walters, T. and Osborne, R. 2004. Cycad Classification
Concepts and Recommendations. CABI Publishing, Wallingford UK.
- Whitelock, L.M. 2002. The Cycads.Timber Press, Portland, Oregon.
Earlier literature up to the mid-1980's has been comprehensively
indexed and annotated by
- Read, R.W. & Solt, M.L. 1986. Bibliography of the living cycads.
annotated. Lyonia 2(4): 33-199.
and there are also comprehensive although somewhat older publications and
Thieret, J.W. 1958. Economic Botany of the cycads. Economic
Botany 12: 3-41.
and toxicology and the medical implications
- Whiting, M.G. 1963. Toxicity of the cycads. Economic
Botany 17: 271-302.
All references cited
The Cycad Pages
are listed in the
bibliography
for those interested in more detailed reading on all aspects of cycads.
The Net has also become a great source of information
and news.
Try:
Or just type "cycads" into your favourite net search engine.
There are also great sites for cycad relatives and ecological associates.
See the excellent
Ginkgo bilobaPages by Cor Kwant.
NEWSGROUPS
- The Cycad List
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SeedTalk
- GardenWeb Forums:
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Garden Exchange,
Tropicals.
CONSERVATION
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World Conservation Monitoring Centre
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Endangered species databases
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C.I.T.E.S.
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The IUCN Cycad Specialist Group
BOTANY AND GARDENING
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American Association of Botanical Gardens and Arboreta
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Biosciences - The World-Wide Web Virtual Library
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Association of Societies for Growing Australian Plants
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The Internet Garden.
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Plant Societies
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The Garden Gate - Directory of Garden Sites
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Gardening & Horticulture in Australia.
- The Virtual Garden
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The Garden Web and
other society pages.
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My Garden - A collection of gardening sites.
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Internet Directory for Botany.
The Cycad Pages
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Written and maintained by Ken Hill 1998-2010
Maintained by Leonie Stanberg and Dennis Stevenson 2010-2012
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