Zamia fischeri

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 fischeri
Species Authority:	Miq.

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:

Endangered A4acd; B1ab(i,ii,iii,v); C1 ver 3.1

Year Published:

2010

Assessor/s:

Vovides, A. & Chemnick, J.

Reviewer/s:

Donaldson, J.S. & Bösenberg, J.D.

Contributor/s:

Justification:
Qualifies as Endangered based on ongoing decline that cumulatively amounts to >50% over three generations, as well as relatively small extent of occurrence (2,770 km²) and small population size (2,000 mature individuals) and ongoing decline.

History:

2003	–	Endangered (IUCN 2003)
2003	–	Endangered
1997	–	Vulnerable (Walter and Gillett 1998)

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	This species is endemic to the state of San Luis Potosí (near Cuidad Valles) and also in neighboring Querétaro state, Mexico. Plants have also been found near Ocampo in Tamaulipas state.
Countries:	Native: Mexico (Querétaro, San Luis Potosí, Tamaulipas)
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Population [top]

Population Trend:	Decreasing

Population Trend:

Decreasing

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	Plants are found in well-drained rocky sites in evergreen pine-oak forest and cloud forest, in areas of deep shade.
Systems:	Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	Habitat destruction has had a devastating effect on the populations in the wild.

Major Threat(s):

Habitat destruction has had a devastating effect on the populations in the wild.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	This species is listed on Appendix II of the CITES Appendices. Z. fischeri has been collected only a few times in the past 150 years. On this basis it is presumed to have a limited distribution and to be uncommon in the wild. In fact this species is not commonly found in cultivation. Given the level of habitat destruction it must be considered highly threatened in the wild. Plants are protected in the Sierra Gorda Biosphere Reserve and in the El Cielo Biosphere Reserve.

Conservation Actions:

This species is listed on Appendix II of the CITES Appendices. Z. fischeri has been collected only a few times in the past 150 years. On this basis it is presumed to have a limited distribution and to be uncommon in the wild. In fact this species is not commonly found in cultivation. Given the level of habitat destruction it must be considered highly threatened in the wild. Plants are protected in the Sierra Gorda Biosphere Reserve and in the El Cielo Biosphere Reserve.

Citation:	Vovides, A. & Chemnick, J. 2010. Zamia fischeri. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 20 May 2013.
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