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Zamia acuminata Oerst. ex Dyer

[WFO] [IPNI] [POWO] [MO]

Taxon overview

Distribution: Costa Rica (San José)

IUCN Red List: Vulnerable B1ab(iii,v)+2ab(iii,v)

Nomenclature

Published: Biol. Cent.-Amer., Bot. 3: 194 (1884). [BHL]

Type

Collector:
A. Oersted s.n.
Locality:
Nicaragua, ad flumen S. Juan
Type location(s):
HT:C
Type notes:
Although the holotype label lists "Rio San Juan, Nicaragua" as the type locality, this is believed to be an error and the species is considered a Costa Rican endemic by Lindstrom et al. in Phytotaxa 98(2): 27–42 (2013).
Etymology: From the Latin acuminatus (‘to taper gradually to a narrow point’), referring to the shape of the leaflet tip. [source]
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Image Gallery Costa Rica San José

5 observations · 44 photos

Calonje, M s.n.

2008-05-02 · 3 photos

References (8)