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Zamia amazonum D.W.Stev. [WFO] [IPNI] [POWO] [MO]

First published in: Fl. Colombia (1983+) 21: 33, fig. 3. (2001).

Etymology: Referring to its distribution throughout the upper Amazon basin. [source]

Nomenclatural Type Information
Collector and Number: D.W. Stevenson 886
Locality: Brazil, Amazonas, confluence of rio Tauri and rio Icana
Type Location(s): HT:INPA, I:COL, MO, NY, U

Distribution: Brazil (Amazonas), Colombia, (Amazonas, Vaupés), Ecuador (Morona-Santiago, Napo, Sucumbíos), Peru (Loreto), S Venezuela

IUCN Red List Conservation Status: Least Concern

Location Privacy Notice: This map is provided to show a rough estimate of the distribution of this species based on georeferenced localities on the WLoC database. The points may not be comprehensive of the species distribution and may contain errors. To protect the precise locations of populations of this highly threatened plant group, coordinates displayed on this map have been denatured to 0.1 degree precision (approximately 11 km accuracy). Map zoom levels are also limited for conservation purposes.

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Haynes JL. 2022. Etymological compendium of cycad names. Phytotaxa 550 (1) : 1-31. WLoC DOI
Etymology
Lopez-Gallego C, Calonje M. 2022. Zamia amazonum. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022: e.T42160A69838219. WLoC DOI
Red List Assessment
Calonje M, Stevenson DW, Calonje C, Ramos YA, Lindström AJ. 2010. A new species of Zamia from Choco, Colombia (Cycadales, Zamiaceae). Brittonia 62 (1) : 80-85. WLoC DOI JSTOR
Comparison
Notes: Compared to Zamia pyrophylla
Tang W, Lindström AJ. 2006. Focus on Zamia amazonum. Encephalartos 86 : 12-19. WLoC
Calderón E, Stevenson DW. 2003. Una nueva especie del género Zamia L. (Zamiaceae), de los Andes de Colombia y clave actualizada para las especies del género en Colombia. Revista Acad. Colomb. Ci. Exact. 27 (105) : 485-490. WLoC DOI

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