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Zamia pumila L.

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

Taxon overview

Distribution: Cuba, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico

IUCN Red List: Vulnerable A2acd

Nomenclature

Published: Sp. Pl., ed. 2. 2: 1659 (1763). [BHL]

Type

Type location(s):
LT: t. 58 in Horti Med. Amstelod 1, 1697
Etymology: From the Latin pumilus (‘dwarf’ or ‘short’), referring to the small size. [source]

Names and synonymy

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Taxonomic synonyms

Location privacy information

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Phylogenetic placement

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Image Gallery

7 observations · 153 photos

Dominican Republic Distrito Nacional

1 observation · 22 photos

Dominican Republic La Altagracia

1 observation · 18 photos

Dominican Republic La Romana

1 observation · 36 photos

Dominican Republic Peravia

1 observation · 4 photos

Calonje, M DR09-005

2009-06-16 · 4 photos

Calonje, M DR09-005, photo 1 Calonje, M DR09-005, photo 2 Calonje, M DR09-005, photo 3 Calonje, M DR09-005, photo 4

Dominican Republic Samaná

1 observation · 50 photos

Dominican Republic San Cristobal

1 observation · 18 photos

Dominican Republic Santo Domingo

1 observation · 5 photos

Calonje, M DR09-038

2009-06-20 · 5 photos

Calonje, M DR09-038, photo 1 Calonje, M DR09-038, photo 2 Calonje, M DR09-038, photo 3 Calonje, M DR09-038, photo 4 +1

References (14)

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Haynes JL. 2022. Etymological compendium of cycad names. Phytotaxa 550 (1) : 1-31. WLoC DOI
Etymology
Bösenberg JD. 2022. Zamia pumila. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022: e.T42177A69844815. WLoC DOI
Red List Assessment
Meerow AW, Francisco-Ortega J, Ayala-Silva T, Stevenson DW, Nakamura K. 2012. Population genetics of Zamia in Puerto Rico, a study with ten SSR loci. In: Stevenson DW, Osborne R, Taylor Blake AS, editors . Proceedings of Cycad 2008, The 8th International Conference on Cycad Biology. p. 204-223. WLoC
Broome T. 2009. Growing Zamia erosa and Z. pumila in central Florida. Cycad Newslett. 32 (2) : 5-6. WLoC
Stevenson DW. 2001. Orden Cycadales. Fl. Colombia (1983+) 21 : 1-91. WLoC
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