Zamia pygmaea

Zamia pygmaea
Zamia pygmaea, Illustration.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Gymnospermae
Division: Cycadophyta
Class: Cycadopsida
Order: Cycadales
Family: Zamiaceae
Genus: Zamia
Species:
Z. pygmaea
Binomial name
Zamia pygmaea
Synonyms

Zamia pygmia

  • Zamia chamberlainii J.Schust.
  • Zamia kickxii Miq.
  • Zamia ottonis Miq.
  • Zamia silicea Britton

Zamia pygmaea is a species of plant in the family Zamiaceae found only in Cuba. It is the smallest living cycad. It is listed as critically endangered on the IUCN Red List based on its limited distribution, severely fragmented habitat, and population of less than 250 mature individuals.

Z. pygmaea is part of the Zamia pumila species complex.[2]

  1. ^ Stevenson, D.W. (2010). "Zamia pygmaea". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T42187A10655426. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T42187A10655426.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  2. ^ 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). Introduction. doi:10.1017/S0030605312000129.