''Cycas debaoensis'' is a plant species endemic to the

Guangxi Guangxi (; ; Chinese postal romanization, alternately romanized as Kwanghsi; ; za, Gvangjsih, italics=yes), officially the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region (GZAR), is an Autonomous regions of China, autonomous region of the People's Republic ...

region of

China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...

. It grows in sunny locations at elevations of 700–1000 m.Flora of China v 4 p 3, ''Cycas debaoensis''
/ref> It is closely related to '' Cycas multipinnata''.

Description

''Cycas debaoensis'' has a trunk that shows up to 70 cm above ground. Leaves are tripinnate with spines along the rachis. Seeds are green, yellow, or brown, 3–4 cm across.Zhong, Ye Cong & Chen, Chia-jui. 1997. Acta Phytotaxonomica Sinica 35(6): 571 ''Cycas debaoensis''

Distribution

''Cycas debaoensis'' is found in: *Fuping Village 扶平村 in

Debao County Debao (, zhuang: ) is a county of western Guangxi, China. It is under the administration of Baise City. Economy Bauxite mining is a major industry in Debao County. To facilitate the transportation of the ore, a 72-km single-track electrified ra ...

*near Dingye 定业乡 in

Napo County Napo County (; za, Nazboh Yen) is a county in the west of Guangxi, China, bordering Yunnan province to the north and northwest as well as Vietnam's Cao Bằng and Hà Giang provinces to the south and west, respectively. It is under the administr ...

*near Banshui 泮水乡 in

Baise City Baise (; local pronunciation: ), or Bose, is the westernmost prefecture-level city of Guangxi, China bordering Vietnam as well as the provinces of Guizhou and Yunnan. The city has a population of 4.3 million, of which 1.4 million live in the urb ...

*near Gula 谷拉乡 in

Funing County Funing may refer to the following locations in China: *Ningde, Fujian, formerly named Funing * Funing County, Hebei (抚宁县) *Funing County, Jiangsu (阜宁县) *Funing County, Yunnan Funing County (; Zhuang language: ) is located in Wenshan Z ...

References

External links

Debao Cycad Conservation Project
{{Taxonbar, from=Q10262611 debaoensis Flora of China Flora of Guangxi Plants described in 1997