''Cycas tanqingii'' is a species of

cycad Cycads are seed plants that typically have a stout and woody (ligneous) trunk (botany), trunk with a crown (botany), crown of large, hard, stiff, evergreen and (usually) pinnate leaves. The species are dioecious, that is, individual plants o ...

in China and

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. It is found in Luchun County, southern

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Province, China, and in

Lai Châu Province Lai or LAI may refer to: Abbreviations * Austrian Latin America Institute (Österreichisches Lateinamerika-Institut) * '' Latin American Idol'', TV series * La Trobe Institute, Melbourne, Australia * Leaf area index, leaf area of a crop or ve ...

, Vietnam. In China, it is located in the Xiaoheidiang River and Heishui River watersheds.Whitelock, Loran M. 2002. ''The Cycads''. Portland: Timber Press. In Luchun County, it is protected in Huanglian Mountain National Nature Reserve. It is also cultivated at the Shenzhen Fairy Lake Botanical Garden and at the Forestry Bureau of Luchun County. Its populations are relatively healthy due to early conservation and long-term monitoring.Zheng Y, Liu J, Feng X, Gong X. 2017. The distribution, diversity, and conservation status of ''Cycas'' in China. Ecol Evol. 2017;7:3212–3224. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.2910

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