Cycas
genus of cycads in the family Cycadaceae
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Summary
Cycas is a taxon[1]. Cycas ranks in the top 0.72% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,223 views/month, #1,409 of 195,241).[2]
Key Facts
- Taxon rank: genus[3]
- Parent taxon: Cycadaceae[4], Cycadoideae[5]
- Taxon name: Cycas[6]
- Commons category: Cycas[7]
- Taxonomic type: Cycas circinalis[8]
- Topic's main category: Category:Cycas[9]
- Commons gallery: Cycas[10]
- Described by source: Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[11], Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 7[12], Yuzhakov Big Encyclopedia[13]
- GRIN URL: https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomygenus.aspx?id=3229[14]
- Taxon common name: cycad[15], Cycassikadeë[16], Cycas-Palmfarne[17], Sagopalmfarne[18], Sago Palm[19], Konglepalmeslekten[20], Sagowiec[21], (seeds) Bitogo[22], Patubo[23], Pitógo[24], Pitugo[25], Potago[26], วงศ์ปรง[27], 苏铁属[28]
- Taxon author citation: L.[29]
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Identifiers
Cycas's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 129782[30]. Cycas's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 3395[31]. Cycas's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 53639[32]. Cycas's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2683206[33]. Cycas's ITIS TSN is recorded as 183257[34].
Why It Matters
Cycas has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] Cycas is known by 48 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]