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Cycas swamyi Singh & Radha, sp. nov. (Cycadaceae) is described and illustrated from Karnataka, India. This new species has been confused with Cycas circinalis L., which is found in the Western Ghats. However, on the basis of its habit, characteristic isotomous-type dichotomous branching, pinnae anatomy, megaand microsporophyll morphology and seed anatomy, it has been segregated from C. circinal...

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