Zamiaceae
Zamia

Zamia pyrophylla Calonje, D.W.Stev. & A.Lindstr.

First published in Brittonia 62: 80 (2010)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is NW. Colombia. It is a subshrub and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Descriptions

Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co

Distribution
Colombia
[CPLC]

Distribution
Biogeografic region: Pacific. Elevation range: 50–200 m a.s.l. Endemic to Colombia. Colombian departments: Chocó.
Habit
Herb.
Conservation
National Red List of Colombia (2021): CR. Listed in Appendix II of CITES.
[UPFC]

Forest, F. et al. 2018. Gymnosperms on the EDGE. Scientific Reports 8: 6053. doi:10.1038/s41598-018-24365-4.

Conservation
Zamia pyrophylla has not been evaluated (NE) yet according to IUCN Red List criteria and has received a EDGE score of 1.68, which places it in position 151 on the EDGE Gymnosperm list. It has a Evolutionary Distinctiveness of 5.51, ranked 714. More information on the EDGE Gymnosperm project here https://www.edgeofexistence.org.
[EDGE]

Sources

  • Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

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  • EDGE Gymnosperms

    • EDGE of Existence (Gymnosperms)
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0