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Zamia

http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/PlantNet/cycad/zamkey.html
Key to the species and description.
Zamia

http://www.conifers.org/za/Zamia.php
Information on the species in this genus including taxonomic notes, description and ethnobotany.
Zamia amazonum

http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/taxon.pl?name=Zamia+amazonum
Widely spread, common species with small seed cones.
Zamia amblyphyllidia

http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/taxon.pl?name=Zamia+amblyphyllidia
Threatened variant with forked leaflets.
Zamia amblyphyllidia

http://www.cybertruffle.org.uk/vinales/eng/zamia_amblyphyllidia.htm
Description and photograph of this small tree, seen here in Cuba.
Zamia amplifolia

http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/taxon.pl?name=Zamia+amplifolia
Rare species with large leaves.
Zamia angustifolia

http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/taxon.pl?name=Zamia+angustifolia
Most narrow leaflets of any species; rare and native only to The Bahamas.
Zamia boliviana

http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/taxon.pl?name=Zamia+boliviana
Very rare species with brown cones, native to sandy regions of Bolivia.
Zamia chigua

http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/taxon.pl?name=Zamia+chigua
Species with numerous leaflets; native to Panama and Colombia.
Zamia cremnophila

http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/taxon.pl?name=Zamia+cremnophila
This species has reddish leaves and is native to cliffs in a small section of Tabasco, Mexico.
Zamia cunaria

http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/taxon.pl?name=Zamia+cunaria
Species with long leaflets and wine-red seed cones; native to a small area of Cuna Yala, Panama, but not presently threatened.
Zamia cupatiensis

http://www.conifers.org/za/Zamia_cupatiensis.php
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.
Zamia disodon

http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/taxon.pl?name=Zamia+disodon
Extremely rare species with transparent, double toothed leaflets; has been found only in northern Colombia.
Zamia dressleri

http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/taxon.pl?name=Zamia+dressleri
Species with large leaves, native to Panama.
Zamia encephalartoides

http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/taxon.pl?name=Zamia+encephalartoides
Large species whose leaves have leaves with smooth petioles; found in Santander, Colombia.
Zamia fischeri

http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/taxon.pl?name=Zamia+fischeri
Found in rocky areas of San Luis Potosi and Querétaro, Mexico; has proportionately large stems and seed cones.
Zamia fischeri

http://www.desert-tropicals.com/Plants/Zamiaceae/Zamia_fisherii.html
Photograph and information on this species.
Zamia herrerae

http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/taxon.pl?name=Zamia+herrerae
Central American species with toothed leaflets; not well studied, but believed to be endangered.
Zamia ipetiensis

http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/taxon.pl?name=Zamia+ipetiensis
Threatened species from Panama with elongate but broadly obovate leaflets.
Zamia jirijirimensis

http://www.conifers.org/za/Zamia_jirijirimensis.php
Ethnobotany and range of this species.
Zamia lacandona

http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/taxon.pl?name=Zamia+lacandona
Non-threatened species, with curved and slightly obovate leaflets; lives in East Chiapas, Mexico, and is able to regrow in burned areas.
Zamia manicata

http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/taxon.pl?name=Zamia+manicata
This species, found in Panama and Colombia, has a characteristic 'collar' around the base of each leaflet.
Zamia melanorrhachis

http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/taxon.pl?name=Zamia+melanorrhachis
Unthreatened species native to Columbia; lives in lowland forests.
Zamia montana

http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/taxon.pl?name=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.
Zamia monticola

http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/taxon.pl?name=Zamia+monticola
Z. monticola is distinguished by its long, upturned, leaflet tips.
Zamia muricata

http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/taxon.pl?name=Zamia+muricata
Found in coastal regions of Colombia and Venezuela, Z. muricata is distinguished by its teethed leaflets.
Zamia neurophyllidia

http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/taxon.pl?name=Zamia+neurophyllidia
Found in Costa Rica and Panama, Z. neurophyllidia is essentially a smaller variant of Z. skinneri.
Zamia paucijuga

http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/taxon.pl?name=Zamia+paucijuga
Provides a map showing where the taxon can be found as well as published resources.
Zamia polymorpha

http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/taxon.pl?name=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.
Zamia portoricensis

http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/taxon.pl?name=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.
Zamia pseudomonticola

http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/taxon.pl?name=Zamia+pseudomonticola
Endemic to Southwestern Costa Rica where it occurs on somewhat acidic soils in the understory of cloud forests from 1,000 to 1,300 meters.
Zamia pumila

http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/taxon.pl?name=Zamia+pumila
Contains reddish seed cones with a distinct acuminate tip combined with leaflets with distinct apical teeth and is usually found in the Dominican Republic.
Zamia skinneri

http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/taxon.pl?name=Zamia+skinneri
Is primarily found in rainforests from northern to central Atlantic Panama at elevations from 50 to 750 meters and includes a massive trunk, leaves, and strobili.
Zamia soconuscensis

http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/taxon.pl?name=Zamia+soconuscensis
Linear-lanceolate leaflet with entire margins and an attenuate apices. Leaflets are often adaxially concave.
Zamia spartea

http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/taxon.pl?name=Zamia+spartea
Contains narrow, often gray green, leaflets and is very rare. It has been collected only a few times in the over 100 years since it was first described.
Zamia tuerckheimii

http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/taxon.pl?name=Zamia+tuerckheimii
Has iridescent blue-green, oblong-lanceolate leaflets with entire margins and abruptly acuminate apices.
Zamia urep

http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/taxon.pl?name=Zamia+urep
Includes a combination of symmetrical, almost perfectly elliptic to broadly lanceolate, leaflets with sharply serrated margins and acuminate apices and unarmed petioles and rachis.
Zamia variegata

http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/taxon.pl?name=Zamia+variegata
Lists a publication concerning the taxon and where it can be found.
Zamia vazquezii

http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/taxon.pl?name=Zamia+vazquezii
Contains leaves longer than 30 cm, are erect, and have more than 12 pairs of leaflets.
Zamia verschaffeltii

http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/taxon.pl?name=Zamia+verschaffeltii
Includes a listing of published resources about the taxon.
Zamia wallisii

http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/taxon.pl?name=Zamia+wallisii
The most endangered species of Zamia in Colombia which was discovered in 1875, collected once again in 1888 by Kalbreyer and then not seen again for 100 years.

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