Cycad Names | Zamia pungens L.f.

Zamia pungens L.f. [WFO] [IPNI] [POWO] [MO]

First published in: Hort. Kew. (W. Aiton) 3: 478. (1789). [BHL]

Nomenclatural Type Information
Type Location(s): HT: Tab. 45 in Till. Pis. 1723
Type notes: In his description of Zamia pungens, Linnaeus filius cited in synonymy the pre-Linnean name 'Palma fobolifera, aegyptia, foliis levioribus, fructa nigro' published in Till. Pis. 129, Tab. 45. 1723, with the illustration (Tab. 45) being the only original material cited. As the description and illustration refer to the palm known as Phoenix dactylifera L. the name is therefore considered a synonym of this palm. in Pisano and actually refers to the palm Phoenix dactylifera. See illustration below:

This name is considered a synonym of Phoenix dactylifera L.

Nomenclatural Synonyms:

References (3)

Comment(s)
1789
Aiton W. 1789. Palmae. Hort. Kew. [W. Aiton] 3 : 473-479. [JSTOR]
Protologue description
1834
Lehmann JG. 1834. De plantis cycadeis, praesertim Africae Australis. Nov. Stirp. Pug. 6 : 1-14.
1842
Miquel FA. 1842. Monographia Cycadearum. Monogr. Cycad. : 1-82.
As synonym of Encephalartos pungens