Zamia paucijuga
Appearance
Zamia paucijuga | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Gymnospermae |
Division: | Cycadophyta |
Class: | Cycadopsida |
Order: | Cycadales |
Family: | Zamiaceae |
Genus: | Zamia |
Species: | Z. paucijuga
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Binomial name | |
Zamia paucijuga Wieland
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Zamia paucijuga is a species of plant in the cycad family Zamiaceae.
The cycad is endemic to southwestern and western Mexico. It is widely distributed along the Pacific Coast of Mexico and also on Maria Cleofas island. It is found in the states of Chiapas, Colima, Guerrero, Jalisco, Michoacán, Nayarit and Oaxaca.
It is threatened by habitat loss.
References
[edit]- ^ Vovides, A.; Chemnick, J. (2010). "Zamia paucijuga". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T42172A10646771. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T42172A10646771.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.