Zamia angustifolia is a species of plant in the family Zamiaceae, part of the Z. Pumila species complex.[3] It is found in the Bahamas and Cuba.[4][5] It is threatened by habitat loss.[1]
Zamia angustifolia | |
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Zamia angustifolia, Illustration. | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Gymnospermae |
Division: | Cycadophyta |
Class: | Cycadopsida |
Order: | Cycadales |
Family: | Zamiaceae |
Genus: | Zamia |
Species: | Z. angustifolia
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Binomial name | |
Zamia angustifolia | |
Synonyms[2] | |
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Z. angustifolia is found in the Bahamas only at two sites on coastal sand dunes on Eleuthera. A survey in the early 2010s found only 150 plants. Z. integrifolia also is found on Eleuthera, but the two species ranges do not overlap. The limited number of plants and sites, and the development of nearby areas for housing create the highest concern for conservation of the Bahamian population of the species.[6] Z. angustifolia is also found in semi-deciduous dry forests in extreme eastern Cuba.[7] It is abundant in Cuba, but the taxonomic relationship between the Bahamian and Cuban populations needs further study.[8]
References
edit- ^ a b Stevenson, D.W. (2010). "Zamia angustifolia". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T42185A10654523. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T42185A10654523.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ^ The Plant List
- ^ Salas‐Leiva et al. 2017, p. 758.
- ^ Jacquin, Nicolaus Joseph von. 1791. Collectanea ad botanicam 3: 263
- ^ Carabia, José Perez. 1941. Caribbean Forester. Río Piedras, Puerto Rico 2: 89, as Zamia guggenheimiana
- ^ Salas‐Leiva et al. 2017, Methods: Collecting sites, Results: Distribution patterns.
- ^ Meerow et al. 2003, p. 489.
- ^ Salas‐Leiva et al. 2017, Discussion: Distribution patterns and conservation implications.
Sources
edit- Calonje, Michael; Stevenson, Dennis Wm.; Osborne, Roy (2013). "The World List of Cycads" (PDF). Cycads. 5 (1): 77–119.
- Calonje, Michael; Meerow, Alan W.; Knowles, Lindy; Knowles, David; Griffith, M. Patrick; Nakamura, Kyoko; Francisco-Ortega, Javier (April 2013). "Cycad biodiversity in the Bahamas Archipelago and conservation genetics of the threatened Zamia lucayana (Zamiaceae)". Oryx. 47 (2): 190–198. doi:10.1017/S0030605312000129.
- Meerow, Alan W.; Stevenson, Dennis W.; Moynihan, Jeremy; Francisco-Ortega, Javier (2003). "Unlocking the Coontie Conundrum: The Potential of Microsatellite DNA Studies in the Caribbean Zamia pumila Complex (Zamiaceae" (PDF). Memoirs of the New York Botanical Garden. 97: 484–518 – via Cloudfront.
- Salas‐Leiva, Dayana E.; Meerow, Alan W.; Calonje, Michael; Francisco‐Ortega, Javier; Griffith, M. Patrick; Nakamura, Kyoko; Sánchez, Vanessa; Knowles, Lindy; Knowles, David (May 2017). "Shifting Quaternary migration patterns in the Bahamian archipelago: Evidence from the Zamia pumila complex at the northern limits of the Caribbean island biodiversity hotspot". American Journal of Botany. 104 (5): 757–771. doi:10.3732/ajb.1700054. ISSN 0002-9122.