Brown, R. (27 March 1810), Prodromus florae Novae Hollandiae et insulae Van-Diemen, exhibens characteres plantarum quas annis 1802-1805: 348 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "(T.)" v.v." "R.Brown (holo BM, Bennett's numbering 3106 p.p., photo seen). Probably collected on 16 Oct 1802 from Calder Island, in the Cumberland Group off Mackay(Groves & Moore 1989). Bennett allocated the same number(3106) to Brown's collections of both C.media and C.angulata (below)."

Miquel, F.A.W. (1842), Monographia Cycadearum: 26-27, t. I, fig. A-P, t. III [secondary reference]

Miquel, F.A.W. (1846), Collectanea nova ad Cycadearum cognitionem. Linnaea: ein Journal für die Botanik in ihrem ganzen Umfange, oder Beiträge zur Pflanzenkunde 19: 412 [secondary reference]

Miquel, F.A.W. (1861), Prodromus Systematis Cycadearum: 7, 16-17 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 109 [secondary reference]

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 513 [secondary reference]

• Vernacular: Nijar
• Vernacular: Baven
• Vernacular: Ma-ra
• Vernacular: Ba-dur
• Vernacular: Bodell
• Vernacular: Bun-jin-oo
• Vernacular: Kammama
• Vernacular: Kimalo

Domin, K. (1915), Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens. Bibliotheca Botanica 20(85): 243 [secondary reference]

Gardner, C.A. (1923), Botanical notes : Kimberley Division of Western Australia. Bulletin (Western Australian Forests Department) 32: 30 [secondary reference]

Specht, R.L. in Specht, R.L. & Mountford, C.P. (ed.) (August 1958), The Gymnospermae and Angiospermae collected on the Arnhem Land Expedition. Records of the American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land No. 3 Botany and Plant Ecology: 186 [secondary reference]

Chippendale, G.M. & Murray, L.R. (1963), Poisonous Plants of the Northern Territory: 23 [secondary reference]

common name: Zamia Palm [n/a]

Beard, J.S. in Beard, J.S. (ed.) (1965), Descriptive Catalogue of West Australian Plants: 5 [secondary reference]

Chippendale, G.M. (17 April 1972), Check List of Northern Territory Plants. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 96(4): 218 [secondary reference]

Williams, K.A.W. (1980), Native Plants of Queensland Edn. 2, 1: 80 [secondary reference]

common name: Zamia Palm [n/a] common name: Zamia Nut [n/a] common name: Nut Palm [n/a]

Green, J.W. (1985), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2: 27 [secondary reference]

• Comment: Appears in square brackets and italics as an "erroneous record".

Williams, K.A.W. (1987), Native Plants of Queensland 3: 90 [secondary reference]

common name: Zamia Palm [n/a] common name: Nut Palm [n/a] common name: Zamia Nut [n/a]

Ross, E.M. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1989), Cycadaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 3: 449, Fig. 62C [secondary reference]

common name: Zamia Palm [n/a] common name: Tree Zamia [n/a] common name: Cycas [n/a]

Hill, K.D. (30 September 1992), A preliminary account of Cycas (Cycadaceae) in Queensland. Telopea 5(1): - [secondary reference]

Jones, D.L. (1993), Cycads Of The World: 142 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Cycas gracilis Miq. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Cycas normanbyana F.Muell. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Cycas kennedyana F.Muell. legitimate

Robson, Peter J. (1993), Checklist of Australian Trees: alphabetical listings of common and scientific names: - [secondary reference]

common name: Zamia Palm [n/a] common name: Zamia Nut Palm [n/a] common name: Tree Zamia [n/a]

Hyland, B.P.M., Gray, B. & Elick, R.W. in Cooper, W.E. & Cooper, W.T. (1994), Appendix I: Provisional Species List. Fruits of the Rainforest: 303 [secondary reference]

Hill, K.D. in McCarthy, P.M. (ed.) (1998), Cycadaceae. Flora of Australia 48: 601, Figs 170, 171, 173 APC [secondary reference]

• APC Comment: De Laubenfels & Adema (1998) included C. megacarpa as a synonym here, and recognised no subspecies in C. media. Extensive intergradation occurs between C. ophiolitica and C. media (Hill, 1998).
• APC Dist.: Qld

Laubenfels, D.J. de & Adema, F. (1998), A taxonomic revision of the genera Cycas and Epicycas gen.nov. (Cycadaceae). Blumea 43(2): 361 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Cycas megacarpa K.D.Hill legitimate

Hyland, B.P.M., Whiffin, T.P., Christophel, D.C., Gray, B., Elick, R.W. & Ford, A.J. (1999), Australian tropical rain forest trees and shrubs. Australian tropical rain forest trees and shrubs: 61 [secondary reference]

Hyland, B.P.M., Whiffin, T.P., Christophel, D.C., Gray, B. & Elick, R.W. (2003), Australian tropical rain forest plants. Trees, Shrubs and Vines: Code 3265 [secondary reference]

Cooper, W.E. & Cooper, W.T. (2004), Fruits of the Australian Tropical Rainforest: 1 [secondary reference]

common name: Queensland Cycad [n/a] common name: Palm Cycad [n/a] common name: Nut Palm [n/a]

Jessup, L.W. (2005), Flora of South-eastern Queensland Volume 3 Changes to names or status of taxa: - [misapplied]

misapplied to: Cycas megacarpa K.D.Hill legitimate by Ross, E.M. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1989), Cycadaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 3: 449, Fig. 62C

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2006), Australian Plant Census: - [misapplied]

misapplied to: Cycas silvestris K.D.Hill legitimate by Gardner, C.A. (1923), Botanical notes : Kimberley Division of Western Australia. Bulletin (Western Australian Forests Department) 32: 30

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