Zamia portoricensis--Florida. Marie Selby Gardens, Sarasota. 16 March 2010. 094 (3).jpg
Endemic to Puerto Rico (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.
Showing the global range from POWO; no georeferenced specimens for this taxon.
Distribution from Plants of the World Online (POWO). View the accepted name on POWO
Location
United States, Florida (Marie Selby Botanical Gardens)
Location Remarks
811 S. Palm Ave., Sarasota
Collectors
No collectors specified
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Cycadopsida
Order
Cycadales
Family
Zamiaceae
Genus
Zamia
Specific Epithet
portoricensis
Authorship
Urb.
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Moderate
ED 3.5
Moderately distinct — it has closer living relatives than the most isolated species.
Threat status
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
1.5
Global rank
#266 of 1,090
Top 1,000 globally
This lineage appears to have diverged from its closest living relatives roughly 4 million years ago — a long, lonely branch of the plant tree of life.
Source: Gymnosperms EDGE assessment →