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Zamia pumila L. [WFO] [IPNI] [POWO] [MO]

First published in: Sp. Pl., ed. 2. 2: 1659. (1763). [BHL]

Etymology: From the Latin pumilus (‘dwarf’ or ‘short’), referring to the small size. [source]

Nomenclatural Type Information
Type Location(s): LT: t. 58 in Horti Med. Amstelod 1, 1697

Taxonomic Synonyms:

Nomenclatural Synonyms:

Distribution: Cuba, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico

IUCN Red List Conservation Status: Vulnerable A2acd

Image Gallery (7 observation records)

Dominican Republic (Distrito Nacional)

Dominican Republic (La Altagracia)

Dominican Republic (La Romana)

Dominican Republic (Peravia)

Dominican Republic (Samaná)

Dominican Republic (San Cristobal)

Dominican Republic (Santo Domingo)

References (13)

Comment(s)
2009
Broome T. 2009. Growing Zamia erosa and Z. pumila in central Florida. Cycad Newslett. 32 (2) : 5-6.
2022
Haynes JL. 2022. Etymological compendium of cycad names. Phytotaxa 550 (1) : 1-31.
1763
Linnaeus C. 1763. Palmae pennatifoliae. Sp. Pl., ed. 2 2 : 1658-1659.
Protologue description
2012
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. p. 204-223.
1868
Miquel FA. 1868. Noveaux matériaux pour servir á la connaissance des Cycadées. Cinquiéme partie, Cycadées de L'Amérique. Arch. Néerl. Sci. Exact. Nat. 3 : 417-427.
1849
Miquel FA. 1849. Epicrisis systematis cycadearum. Tijdschr. Wis- Natuurk. Wetensch. Eerste Kl. Kon. Ned. Inst. Wetensch. 2 (4) : 1-302.
1842
Miquel FA. 1842. Monographia Cycadearum. Monogr. Cycad. : 1-82.
Description
1848
Miquel FA. 1848. Over eenige nieuwe of zeldzame Cycadeen in den Hortus Botanicus te Amsterdam. Derde gedeelte. Tijdschr. Wis- Natuurk. Wetensch. Eerste Kl. Kon. Ned. Inst. Wetensch. 1 (4) : 197-208.
1861
Miquel FA. 1861. Prodromus systematis cycadearum. Prodr. Syst. Cycad. 10 : 1-27.
1872
Prenleloup LA. 1872. Remarques sur quelques Zamias et leurs produits. Bull. Soc. Vaud. Sci. Nat. 11 : 277-282.