Zamia tuerckheimii

Zamia tuerckheimii
Male plant coning
Conservation status
Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Gymnospermae
Division:	Cycadophyta
Class:	Cycadopsida
Order:	Cycadales
Family:	Zamiaceae
Genus:	Zamia
Species:	Z. tuerckheimii
Binomial name
Zamia tuerckheimii Donn.Sm.

Zamia tuerckheimii is a species of plant in the family Zamiaceae.

It was named after Hans von Türckheim, a German plant collector. ^[2] It is endemic to Alta Verapaz, Guatemala. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss. ^[1]

References

1. Stevenson, D.W. (2010). "Zamia tuerckheimii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2010: e.T42179A10650848. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T42179A10650848.en . Retrieved 17 November 2021.
2. "Türckheim, Hans von | International Plant Names Index". www.ipni.org. International Plant Names Index . Retrieved 16 January 2022.

Sources

• Nicolalde-Morejón, Fernando; Vovides, Andrew P.; Stevenson, Dennis W. (9 December 2009). "Taxonomic revision of Zamia in Mega-Mexico" . Brittonia. 61 (4): 301–335. doi:10.1007/s12228-009-9077-9. ISSN   0007-196X.