Zamia erosa explained

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.[1] The species formerly known as Z. amblyphyllidia (described in 1987) was determined in 2010 to be the same species as Z. erosa.[2] It is listed as vulnerable by the IUCN Red List.

Z. erosa is part of the Zamia pumila species complex.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Cook. Orator F.. Collins. Guy N.. Economic plants of Porto Rico. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium . 1903 . 8 . 267 .
  2. 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 . 10.1002/tax.592031 . 25677624.
  3. Calonje . Michael . Meerow . Alan W. . Knowles . Lindy . Knowles . David . Griffith . M. Patrick . Nakamura . Kyoko . Francisco-Ortega . Javier . April 2013 . Cycad biodiversity in the Bahamas Archipelago and conservation genetics of the threatened Zamia lucayana (Zamiaceae) . Oryx . 47 . 2 . 10.1017/S0030605312000129 . Introduction.

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