Microcycas

Microcycas
CITES Appendix I (CITES)[2]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Gymnospermae
Division: Cycadophyta
Class: Cycadopsida
Order: Cycadales
Family: Zamiaceae
Tribe: Zamieae
Subtribe: Microcycadinae
D.W.Stev.
Genus: Microcycas
A.DC.
Species:
M. calocoma
Binomial name
Microcycas calocoma
(Miq.) A.DC., 1868
Synonyms[3]

Zamia calocoma Miq.

Microcycas is a genus of cycads in the family Zamiaceae containing only one species, Microcycas calocoma, endemic to a small area in western Cuba in Pinar del Río Province. It is estimated that there are 50-249 mature individuals left in the wild.[4]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference iucn was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
  3. ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  4. ^ "Redlist article about Microcycas".