Zamia variegata

Zamia variegata
Conservation status
Endangered  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Gymnospermae
Division:	Cycadophyta
Class:	Cycadopsida
Order:	Cycadales
Family:	Zamiaceae
Genus:	Zamia
Species:	Z. variegata
Binomial name
Zamia variegata Warsz.
Synonyms [1]
Zamia pictaDyer

Zamia variegata is a species of plant in the family Zamiaceae. It is native to Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, and Mexico. It grows in forests. It is threatened by habitat destruction, which has likely reduced the population by about 50% over the last few decades. ^[1]

References

1. Stevenson, D.W. (2010). "Zamia variegata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2010: e.T42139A10664393. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T42139A10664393.en . Retrieved 17 November 2021.

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.