Published March 10, 2026
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World List of Cycads — Accepted Taxonomy (Archival Snapshot)
Authors/Creators
- 1. IUCN/SSC Cycad Specialist Group; Montgomery Botanical Center, 11901 Old Cutler Road, Coral Gables, FL 33156, USA
- 2. IUCN/SSC Cycad Specialist Group; The New York Botanical Garden, Bronx, NY 10458, USA
- 3. IUCN/SSC Cycad Specialist Group
Description
This record is an archival, time-stamped snapshot of the World List of Cycads (WLoC), a curated catalogue of cycad taxonomy created under the auspices of the IUCN/SSC Cycad Specialist Group. It summarizes the status of all known extant cycad names, including accepted species and infraspecific taxa, synonyms and other nomenclatural judgments (e.g., illegitimate/invalid names), authorship abbreviations, type indications where applicable, and country-level distributions. The list follows standard botanical abbreviations (e.g., Brummitt & Powell; IPNI) and reflects expert curation as of the version date indicated in the PDF. This deposit is intended for citation and reproducible reference to the taxonomic state of WLoC on that date; ongoing updates appear at the project website (https://www.cycadlist.org). Please cite the version DOI of this record. Development of the WLoC has been supported in part by the U.S. National Science Foundation Award #2140319. For questions, contact: michaelc@montgomerybotanical.org
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- U.S. National Science Foundation
- OPUS: A Career in Cycad Biology: An e-monograph 2140319