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Zamia tuerckheimii Donn.Sm. [WFO] [IPNI] [POWO] [MO]

First published in: Bot. Gaz. 35(1): 8, pl. 1. (1903). [BHL]

Etymology: Honoring Hans von Türckheim (1853–1920), German plant collector who managed a coffee plantation in Cobán, Guatemala, and who is credited for its discovery. [source]

Nomenclatural Type Information
Type Location(s): HT:US

Distribution: Guatemala (Alta Verapaz)

IUCN Red List Conservation Status: Near Threatened B1b(v)

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Geographic Distribution

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Guatemala (Alta Verapaz)

References (11)

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Bösenberg JD. 2022. Zamia tuerckheimii. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022: e.T42179A69845263. WLoC DOI
Red List Assessment
Haynes JL. 2022. Etymological compendium of cycad names. Phytotaxa 550 (1) : 1-31. WLoC DOI
Etymology
Nicolalde-Morejón F, Vovides AP, Stevenson DW. 2009. Taxonomic revision of Zamia in Mega-Mexico. Brittonia 61 (4) : 301-335. WLoC DOI JSTOR
Calonje M, Meerman J, Griffith MP, Hoese G. 2009. A new species of Zamia (Zamiaceae) from the Maya Mountains of Belize. J. Bot. Res. Inst. Texas 3 (1) : 31-41. WLoC BHL
Notes: Compared to Zamia decumbens
Schutzman B, Adams RS, Haynes JL, Whitelock LM. 2008. A new endemic Zamia from Honduras (Cycadales: Zamiaceae). Cycad Newslett. 31 (2) : 22-26. WLoC