Cycas chevalieri
Madagascar Cycad
Cycas thouarsii
R.Br. Species
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- Botanical name
- Cycas thouarsii
- Also known as
- Madagascar Cycad
- Family
- Cycadaceae
- Genus
- Cycas
- Reference
- World Flora Online
How to grow Madagascar Cycad
We have not written a growing guide for this species yet.
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Other names for this plant
These names have all been used for Cycas thouarsii but are no longer the accepted name. You may still meet them on old labels, in books, or in nursery catalogues.
Cycas circinalis f. trigonocarpoides
Cycas circinalis subsp. madagascariensis
Cycas circinalis subsp. thouarsii
Cycas comorensis
Cycas kirkii
Cycas madagascariensis
Cycas wendlandii
Others in Cycas
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