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Ceratozamia becerrae Pérez-Farr., Vovides & Schutzman [WFO] [IPNI] [POWO] [MO]

First published in: Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 146(1): 123-128, figs. 1-7. (2004).

Etymology: Honoring Prof. Marcos Enrique Becerra (1870-1940), prolific Mexican writer, poet, and politician who discovered and collected this species while conducting a floristic study in southern Tabasco and northern Chiapas in 1914-1915. [source]

Nomenclatural Type Information
Collector and Number: A.P. Vovides 1458
Locality: Mexico: Tabasco.
Type Location(s): HT:XAL

Synonymy Notes: Previously synonymized with C. zoquorum by Martínez-Domínguez et al., 2017. Org. Divers. Evol. DOI 10.1007/s13127-017-0341-7 . Reinstated as accepted species based on evidence provided Vovides et al. (2020): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.flora.2020.151649

Distribution: Mexico (Chiapas, Tabasco)

IUCN Red List Conservation Status: Not Evaluated

Location Privacy Notice: This map is provided to show a rough estimate of the distribution of this species based on georeferenced localities on the WLoC database. The points may not be comprehensive of the species distribution and may contain errors. To protect the precise locations of populations of this highly threatened plant group, coordinates displayed on this map have been denatured to 0.1 degree precision (approximately 11 km accuracy). Map zoom levels are also limited for conservation purposes.

Geographic Distribution

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Mexico (Tabasco)

Mexico (Tabasco)

References (4)

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Haynes JL. 2022. Etymological compendium of cycad names. Phytotaxa 550 (1) : 1-31. WLoC DOI
Etymology
Pérez-Farrera MA, Vovides AP, Martínez-Camilo R, Martínez-Melendez N, Iglesias CG. 2009. A reassessment of the Ceratozamia miqueliana species complex (Zamiaceae) of southeastern Mexico, with comments on species relationships. Syst. Biodivers. 7 (4) : 433-443. WLoC DOI
Haynes JL, Whitelock LM, Schutzman B, Adams RS. 2008. A new endemic Ceratozamia from Honduras (Cycadales: Zamiaceae). Cycad Newslett. 31 (2) : 16-21. WLoC
Notes: Compared to Ceratozamia hondurensis
Vovides AP, Pérez-Farrera MA, Schutzman B, Iglesias CG, Hernandez-Sandoval L, Martínez M. 2004. A new species of Ceratozamia (Zamiaceae) from Tabasco and Chiapas, Mexico. Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 146 (1) : 123-128. WLoC
Protologue Pages: 123-128 Plates: figs. 1-7
Notes: Protologue description