Ceratozamia hondurensis

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Ceratozamia hondurensis
CITES Appendix I (CITES) [1]
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
(unranked): Gymnosperms
Division: Cycadophyta
Class: Cycadopsida
Order: Cycadales
Family: Zamiaceae
Genus: Ceratozamia
Species:
C. hondurensis
Binomial name
Ceratozamia hondurensis
J.L.Haynes, Whitelock, Schutzman & R.S.Adams

Ceratozamia hondurensis is a species of cycad in the family Zamiaceae.

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References

  1. "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.