Flora and Fauna
- 6781
- Zamia cupatiensis
- Photo, range map, and ethnobotanical information for this cycad of South America; called Koo-roó-chee in the Yukuna language and ma-re-ká-mê in the Karijona language.
- 6782
- Zamia disodon
- Extremely rare species with transparent, double toothed leaflets; has been found only in northern Colombia.
- 6784
- Zamia encephalartoides
- Large species whose leaves have leaves with smooth petioles; found in Santander, Colombia.
- 6785
- Zamia fischeri
- Found in rocky areas of San Luis Potosi and Querétaro, Mexico; has proportionately large stems and seed cones.
- 6786
- Zamia herrerae
- Central American species with toothed leaflets; not well studied, but believed to be endangered.
- 6789
- Zamia lacandona
- Non-threatened species, with curved and slightly obovate leaflets; lives in East Chiapas, Mexico, and is able to regrow in burned areas.
- 6790
- Zamia manicata
- This species, found in Panama and Colombia, has a characteristic 'collar' around the base of each leaflet.
- 6792
- Zamia montana
- This endangered species, known by its long obovate leaflets, may be extinct in the wild. In any event, it lives only in Antioquia, Columbia.
- 6794
- Zamia muricata
- Found in coastal regions of Colombia and Venezuela, Z. muricata is distinguished by its teethed leaflets.
- 6795
- Zamia neurophyllidia
- Found in Costa Rica and Panama, Z. neurophyllidia is essentially a smaller variant of Z. skinneri.
- 6796
- Zamia paucijuga
- Provides a map showing where the taxon can be found as well as published resources.
- 6797
- Zamia polymorpha
- Exhibits extreme variability in leaf and leaflet morphology which has been shown in a few cases where some leaves were in the sun and others were in the shade.
- 6798
- Zamia portoricensis
- One of the Caribbean species of Zamia that is found only in Western Puerto Rico where it grows on very dry limestone soils that often contain an element of serpentine.