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Zamia erosa O. F. Cook & G. N. Collins

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Shrub, Evergreen, Dioecious, Stems subterranean, Habit erect, Trees without or rarely having knees, Primary plant stem smooth, Young shoots in flat sprays, Buds not resinous, Leaves broad, Leaves pinnate, Leaves palm-like, Leaves whorled, Non-needle-like leaf margins dentate or serrate, Leaf apex obtuse, Leaf apex mucronulate, Leaves > 5 cm long, Leaves > 10 cm long, Leaves not blue-green, Scale leaves without raised glands, Twigs glabrous, Twigs not viscid, Twigs without peg-like projections or large fascicles after needles fall, Berry-like cones reddish, Bracts of seed cone included, Seeds orange, Seeds wingless.
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Zamia erosa

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Zamia erosa is a species of cycad native to the Caribbean islands of Jamaica, Cuba, and Puerto Rico, described by Orator Fuller Cook and Guy N. Collins in 1903.[2] The species formerly known as Z. amblyphyllidia (described in 1987) was determined in 2010 to be the same species as Z. erosa.[3] It is listed as vulnerable by the IUCN Red List.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Stevenson, D.W. (2010). "Zamia erosa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T187835A8637070. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T187835A8637070.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. ^ Cook, Orator F.; Collins, Guy N. (1903). "Economic plants of Porto Rico". Contributions from the United States National Herbarium. 8: 267.
  3. ^ Calonje M, Meerow AW, Stevenson DW (2010). "The typification of Zamia erosa and the priority of that name over Z. amblyphyllidia". Taxon. 59 (2): 637–642. doi:10.1002/tax.592031. JSTOR 25677624.
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Zamia erosa: Brief Summary

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Zamia erosa is a species of cycad native to the Caribbean islands of Jamaica, Cuba, and Puerto Rico, described by Orator Fuller Cook and Guy N. Collins in 1903. The species formerly known as Z. amblyphyllidia (described in 1987) was determined in 2010 to be the same species as Z. erosa. It is listed as vulnerable by the IUCN Red List.

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