Zamia paucijuga is a species of plant in the cycad family Zamiaceae.

Zamia paucijuga
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Gymnospermae
Division: Cycadophyta
Class: Cycadopsida
Order: Cycadales
Family: Zamiaceae
Genus: Zamia
Species:
Z. paucijuga
Binomial name
Zamia paucijuga
Wieland

The cycad is endemic to southwestern and western Mexico. It is widely distributed along the Pacific Coast of Mexico and also on Maria Cleofas island. It is found in the states of Chiapas, Colima, Guerrero, Jalisco, Michoacán, Nayarit and Oaxaca.

It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

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  1. ^ Vovides, A.; Chemnick, J. (2010). "Zamia paucijuga". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T42172A10646771. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T42172A10646771.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.