''Cycas sphaerica'' (also called, ''Cycas spherica''
) is a plant mainly found in the Indian state of
Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh (, abbr. AP) is a state in the south-eastern coastal region of India. It is the seventh-largest state by area covering an area of and tenth-most populous state with 49,386,799 inhabitants. It is bordered by Telangana to the ...
. The species was thought to be found in Odisha previously, but a recent publication
[Rita Singh, P. Radha and J.S. Khuraijam. 2015. A new species, a new combination and a new subsection of Cycas from Odisha, northern Eastern Ghats of India. Asian Journal of Conservation Biology 4(1): 3-14] found that the species is restricted to Andhra Pradesh. On the other hand, two endemic species ''viz''. ''
Cycas orixensis'' and ''
Cycas nayagarhensis'' are found in Odisha.
''Cycas sphaerica'' grows on high hills and dry lands and is listed on Appendix II of the CITES Appendices.
''Cycas sphaerica'' was first mentioned in 1814 by Roxburgh.
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Cycas of India
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