C. zeylanica, see my post today
Cycas zeylanica from Lal Bagh Bangalore-GS04022022-1 (google.com) 
<https://groups.google.com/g/indiantreepix/c/Bkd5SvyDloE>

On Friday, May 20, 2016 at 11:44:23 AM UTC+5:30 JM Garg wrote:

> Thank you very much, Tapas ji, for details analysis & reasoning.
> It is always nice to hear from experts like you.
>
> On 16 May 2016 at 15:28, Tapas Chakrabarty <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> In fact a specimen from PBL was sent to L long back for identification 
>> and they identified the same as Cycas rumphii.  Since then we are calling 
>> the bulk of the Andamans collections (the commonest species there) as C. 
>> rumphii also in use by the local tribes. It is clearly included in the 
>> CITIS List as a valid species (
>> http://www.bsienvis.nic.in/CITES/Cycas%20rumphii.pdf).  C. rumphii  is 
>> indeed sometimes treated as a synonym of C. circinalis but this needs 
>> clarification by Cycad experts.  The book on the Cycads of India overlooked 
>> the species and never mentioned about it.  The author probably never 
>> visited the Andamans and observed. Fully grown trees are available even at 
>> Dhanikhari garden.  The species, C. pschannae appears to be dubious.  It 
>> was described on the basis of a cultivated plant in the AJC Bose IBG, 
>> introduced from the Andamans.  They observed the plant growing in the 
>> Islands but never collected a specimen and cited in the protologue.  In my 
>> opinion, it is very similar to C. rumphii and may ultimately be united with 
>> it.
>>
>> I take it as Cycas rumphii unless otherwise clarified by the experts on 
>> Cycads.
>>
>> Tapas.
>>
>> On Sun, May 15, 2016 at 5:02 PM, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>> As per *Cycads of India*, we don't have this species in India (at least 
>>> in the wild). We have no accepted postings of this so far on this in 
>>> efi.
>>> In view it has to be checked again. 
>>> From comparative images at *‎**Cycas* 
>>> <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/species/a---l/cl/cycadaceae/cycas>,
>>>  
>>> it seems to match with *Cycas pschannae* R.C. Srivast. & Lalji Singh 
>>> sp. nov. 
>>> <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/species/a---l/cl/cycadaceae/cycas/cycas-pschannae>
>>> Request experts to pl. help.
>>>
>>>
>>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>>> From: tsp kumar <[email protected]>
>>> Date: 11 May 2016 at 20:01
>>> Subject: [efloraofindia:243199] TSP-MAY2016-19-19-348:Images of Cycas 
>>> rumphii (Cycadaceae)
>>> To: efloraofindia <[email protected]>
>>>
>>>
>>> Dear friends,
>>>
>>>  
>>>
>>> It is my pleasure to share few images of* Cycas rumphii* ( Cycadaceae ) 
>>>
>>>
>>> Ref:http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/search?q=cycas+rumphii
>>>
>>> Ref:
>>> http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Ceylon%20Sago%20Palm.html
>>>
>>> Ref:
>>> http://florakarnataka.ces.iisc.ernet.in/hjcb2/herbsheet.php?id=10&cat=2
>>>
>>>  
>>>
>>> Habit:Palm
>>>
>>>  
>>>
>>> Habitat:Cultivated
>>>
>>>  
>>>
>>> Sighting:Bangalore,Karnataka,about 800 msl
>>>
>>>  
>>>
>>> Date:08-03-2016
>>>
>>>  
>>>
>>> Thanks and regards
>>>
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>>>
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