Zamia paucijuga

Short description: Species of cycad

Zamia paucijuga

Conservation status

Near Threatened (IUCN 3.1)[1]

Scientific classification
Kingdom:  | Plantae
Clade:  | Tracheophytes
Clade:  | Gymnosperms
Division:  | Cycadophyta
Class:  | Cycadopsida
Order:  | Cycadales
Family:  | Zamiaceae
Genus:  | Zamia
Species:  |

Z. paucijuga

Binomial name
Zamia paucijuga

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

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

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. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/42172/10646771. Retrieved 16 November 2021.

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