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pumila

Taxon

Zamia pumila L.

Protologue Sp. Pl., ed. 2. 2: 1659. 1763 [Aug 1763]BHL pageIPNI
AcceptedGBIF
Vulnerable
Zamia domingensis--Florda. Orange Co. Harry Leu Garden. 5 Jan. 03. 019.jpg

Zamia domingensis--Florda. Orange Co. Harry Leu Garden. 5 Jan. 03. 019.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Zamia domingensis--Florda. Orange Co. Harry Leu Garden. 5 Jan. 03. 018.jpg

Zamia domingensis--Florda. Orange Co. Harry Leu Garden. 5 Jan. 03. 018.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Zamia domingensis--Florda. Orange Co. Harry Leu Garden. 5 Jan. 03. 017.jpg

Zamia domingensis--Florda. Orange Co. Harry Leu Garden. 5 Jan. 03. 017.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Zamia pumila--FL. Marie Selby Garden. 8 Jul 93. 002.JPG

Zamia pumila--FL. Marie Selby Garden. 8 Jul 93. 002.JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Zamia pumila--FL. Marie Selby Garden. 8 Jul 93. 001..JPG

Zamia pumila--FL. Marie Selby Garden. 8 Jul 93. 001..JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Native to Cuba, Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Puerto Rico (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 2 occurrences across 1 country.

Distribution

Distribution from Plants of the World Online (POWO). View the accepted name on POWO

Occurrences

No collection number

January 5, 2003

Location

United States, Florida, Orange (Anopoli, Harry P. Leu Gardens)

35.201611, 24.0825

Location Remarks

1920 N Forest Ave., Orlando

Collectors

No collectors specified

No collection number

July 8, 1993

Location

United States, Florida (Marie Selby Botanical Gardens)

Location Remarks

811 S. Palm Ave., Sarasota

Collectors

No collectors specified

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Cycadopsida

Order

Cycadales

Family

Zamiaceae

Genus

Zamia

Specific Epithet

pumila

Authorship

L.

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIFWFOPOWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Moderate

ED 3.4

Moderately distinct — it has closer living relatives than the most isolated species.

Threat status

Vulnerable

IUCN Red List

EDGE score

0.7

Global rank

#449 of 1,090

Top 1,000 globally

This lineage appears to have diverged from its closest living relatives roughly 3 million years ago — a long, lonely branch of the plant tree of life.

Source: Gymnosperms EDGE assessment →