Zamia acuminata

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Population

Habitat and Ecology

Threats

Conservation Actions

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
PLANTAE	TRACHEOPHYTA	CYCADOPSIDA	CYCADALES	ZAMIACEAE

Scientific Name:	Zamia acuminata
Species Authority:	Oerst.ex Dyer

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:

Vulnerable B2ab(v);C1 ver 3.1

Year Published:

2010

Assessor/s:

Stevenson, D.W.

Reviewer/s:

Donaldson, J.S. & Bösenberg, J.D.

Justification:
Classified as Vulnerable based on small area of occupancy, and continuing decline as well as small population size (5,000) and decline of > 10% over three generations.

History:

2003	–	Near Threatened (IUCN 2003)
1997	–	Rare (Walter and Gillett 1998)

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	This species occurs in Costa Rica and Nicaragua, along the San Juan River and in Panama in Cocle province near El Valle de Anton. Further taxonomic work is needed as populations in Panama seem different to the plants described from northern Costa Rica.
Countries:	Native: Costa Rica (Costa Rica (main island)); Nicaragua (Nicaragua (mainland)); Panama
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Population [top]

Population:	Z. acuminata populations in the wild consist of least 5,000 plants. The population at El Valle comprises approximately 1,000 plants concentrated in a fairly small area. The status of other subpopulations is not well known.
Population Trend:	Decreasing

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	Z. acuminata generally prefers understory situations in cloud forest. Plants are also found in low-elevation rain forest and seasonally dry tropical deciduous forest.
Systems:	Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	This species has been affected by habitat destruction, which is a common problem within the distribution range. Habitat destruction has been estimated to be less than 30%

Major Threat(s):

This species has been affected by habitat destruction, which is a common problem within the distribution range. Habitat destruction has been estimated to be less than 30%

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	This species is listed on Appendix II of the CITES Appendices. This species is considered to be rare in Panama and vulnerable in Costa Rica. Plants occur in the San Lorenzo Protected Area.

Conservation Actions:

This species is listed on Appendix II of the CITES Appendices. This species is considered to be rare in Panama and vulnerable in Costa Rica. Plants occur in the San Lorenzo Protected Area.

Citation:	Stevenson, D.W. 2010. Zamia acuminata. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 25 May 2012.
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