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Zamia portoricensis Urb. [WFO] [IPNI] [POWO] [MO]

First published in: Symb. Antill. 1(2): 291. (1899). [BHL]

Etymology: Referring to Puerto Rico, its region of endemism. [source]

Nomenclatural Type Information
Type location(s):
IT:NY, S

Distribution: Puerto Rico

IUCN Red List: Endangered B1ab(iii,v)+2ab(iii,v)

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Puerto Rico (Sabana Grande)

References (6)

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Haynes JL. 2022. Etymological compendium of cycad names. Phytotaxa 550 (1) : 1-31. WLoC DOI
Etymology
Bösenberg JD. 2022. Zamia portoricensis. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022: e.T42117A69835475. WLoC DOI
Red List Assessment
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. In: Stevenson DW, Osborne R, Taylor Blake AS, editors . Proceedings of Cycad 2008, The 8th International Conference on Cycad Biology. p. 204-223. WLoC
Stevenson DW. 1987. Again the West Indian zamias. Fairchild Trop. Gard. Bull. 42 (3) : 23-27. WLoC
speci Pages: 24-25
Cook OF, Collins GN. 1903. Economic plants of Porto Rico. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 8 (2) : 57-269. WLoC
Description Pages: 266
Notes: Description