Zamia melanorrhachis

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Zamia melanorrhachis
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
(unranked): Gymnospermae
Division: Cycadophyta
Class: Cycadopsida
Order: Cycadales
Family: Zamiaceae
Genus: Zamia
Species:
Z. melanorrhachis
Binomial name
Zamia melanorrhachis
D.W.Stev.

Zamia melanorrhachis is a species of plant in the family Zamiaceae. It is native to Colombia and Peru. It is known commonly as corocito. [1]

This plant grows in fragmented transitional forest habitat. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Lopez-Gallego, C. (2010). "Zamia melanorrhachis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2010: e.T42136A10663484. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T42136A10663484.en . Retrieved 16 November 2021.