Zamia wallisii

Zamia wallisii is a species of plant in the family family Zamiaceae. It is endemic to Colombia. Its common name is chigua.[1]

Zamia wallisii
Zamia wallisii, illustration
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Division: Cycadophyta
Class: Cycadopsida
Order: Cycadales
Family: Zamiaceae
Genus: Zamia
Species:
Z. wallisii
Binomial name
Zamia wallisii
Veitch ex A.Br.

History

Zamia wallisii was described in 1875 by Alexander Braun from material collected by Gustav Wallis in Colombia. The species was collected once again in 1888 by Guillermo Kalbreyer and then not seen again for 100 years. Both the Wallis and Kalbreyer collections were lost and no type specimen was extant resulting in some doubt about the existence of the species until its rediscovery in the 1980s, by Ian Sutherland Turner.[2]

Conservation

There is only one known population of this plant, comprising fewer than 50 individuals. It is located in habitat that is being consumed by deforestation.[1] Plants are found near the town of Frontino, Antioquia Department, and also near Urrao, and in Las Orquideas National Park.

References
  1. Stevenson, D.W. 2010. Zamia wallisii. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2015.2. Downloaded on 07 September 2015.
  2. Ken Hill. "Zamia wallisii". The Cycad Pages (Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney). Retrieved 2 November 2008.


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