Biology:Zamia pseudomonticola
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Short description: Species of cycad
| Zamia pseudomonticola | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Gymnospermae |
| Division: | Cycadophyta |
| Class: | Cycadopsida |
| Order: | Cycadales |
| Family: | Zamiaceae |
| Genus: | Zamia |
| Species: | Z. pseudomonticola
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| Binomial name | |
| Zamia pseudomonticola L.D.Gomez
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Zamia pseudomonticola is a species of plant in the family Zamiaceae. It is found in Costa Rica (Puntarenas Province) and Panama (Chiriquí Province). Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Mutualism
The beetle Pharaxonotha confusa is in an obligatory mutualistic relationship with Zamia pseudomonticola, living and breeding in male cones and consuming pollen and cone tissues while serving as a pollinating vector by transferring pollen to female cones.[2]
References
- ↑ Stevenson, D.W. (2010). "Zamia pseudomonticola". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2010. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T42176A10649173.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/42176/10649173. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ↑ Tang, William; Skelley, Paul E.; Taylor B, Alberto S.; Salzman, Shayla (April 5, 2024). "Review of Pharaxonotha Reitter (Coleoptera: Erotylidae: Pharaxonothinae) inhabiting cones of the cycad Zamia L. (Cycadales) in Panama, with descriptions of five new species" (in en). Insecta Mundi: 4. ISSN 1942-1354. https://journals.flvc.org/mundi/article/view/135731.
Wikidata ☰ Q5437839 entry
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