Biology:Zamia erosa

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Short description: Species of cycad


Zamia erosa
Zamia amblyphyllidia (sin. Zamia erosa), Puerto RIco.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Gymnospermae
Division: Cycadophyta
Class: Cycadopsida
Order: Cycadales
Family: Zamiaceae
Genus: Zamia
Species:
Z. erosa
Binomial name
Zamia erosa
O.F.Cook & G.N.Collins
Synonyms

Zamia amblyphyllidia D.W.Stev.

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

Wikidata ☰ Q2650836 entry