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Zamia gomeziana R.H.Acuña [WFO] [IPNI] [POWO] [MO]

First published in: Brenesia 73-74: 29-33, fig. 1. (2010).

Etymology: Honoring Dr. Luis Diego Gómez Pignataro (1944–2009), Costa Rican botanist who described Z. fairchildiana and Z. pseudomonticola. [source]

Nomenclatural Type Information
Collector and Number: G. Herrera & A. Chacón 2865
Locality: Costa Rica: Limón: Fila de Matama , 1350 m , 29 April 1989
Type Location(s): HT:CR; IT:INB

Distribution: Costa Rica (Limón)

IUCN Red List Conservation Status: Near Threatened B2a

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.

Geographic Distribution

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Haynes JL. 2022. Etymological compendium of cycad names. Phytotaxa 550 (1) : 1-31. WLoC DOI
Etymology
Acuña-Castillo RH. 2022. Zamia gomeziana. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022: e.T66910190A66910195. WLoC DOI
Red List Assessment
Acuña-Castillo RH. 2010. A new species of Zamia (Zamiaceae) from Costa Rica. Brenesia 73 : 29-33. WLoC URL
Protologue Pages: 29-33
Notes: Protologue description