Zamia erosa O.F.Cook & G.N.Collins is a plant in the Zamiaceae family, order Cycadales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Zamia erosa O.F.Cook & G.N.Collins

Zamia erosa O.F.Cook & G.N.Collins

Zamia erosa is a vulnerable cycad native to three Caribbean islands, first described in 1903.

Family
Genus
Zamia
Order
Cycadales
Class
Cycadopsida

About Zamia erosa O.F.Cook & G.N.Collins

Zamia erosa O.F.Cook & G.N.Collins, also commonly called Marunguay, is a cycad species. It is native to the Caribbean islands of Jamaica, Cuba, and Puerto Rico, and was first described by Orator Fuller Cook and Guy N. Collins in 1903. A species previously described in 1987 under the name Z. amblyphyllidia was reclassified in 2010, and researchers confirmed it is the same species as Z. erosa. This species is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List.

Photo: (c) Mike Plagens, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Mike Plagens · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Cycadopsida Cycadales Zamiaceae Zamia

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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