Biology:Zamia paucijuga

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Short description: Species of cycad

Zamia paucijuga
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Gymnospermae
Division: Cycadophyta
Class: Cycadopsida
Order: Cycadales
Family: Zamiaceae
Genus: Zamia
Species:
Z. paucijuga
Binomial name
Zamia paucijuga
Wieland

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

Wikidata ☰ Q8065814 entry