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Zamia pseudomonticola

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
PLANTAE TRACHEOPHYTA CYCADOPSIDA CYCADALES ZAMIACEAE

Scientific Name: Zamia pseudomonticola
Species Authority: L.D.Gómez

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Near Threatened ver 3.1
Year Published: 2010
Date Assessed: 2009-10-31
Assessor(s): Stevenson, D.W.
Reviewer(s): Donaldson, J.S. & Bösenberg, J.D.
Justification:
Regarded as Near Threatened due to small population size. Would qualify at least as Vulnerable under criterion C1 if the population declined >10%.
History:
2003 – Near Threatened (IUCN 2003)
2003 – Near Threatened
1997 – Vulnerable (Walter and Gillett 1998)

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description: This species is endemic to southwestern Costa Rica where it it occurs in the Puntarenas province. It also oocurs across the border in the Chiriqui province of Panama.
Countries:
Native:
Costa Rica; Panama
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Population [top]

Population Trend: Stable

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology: This species grows in mixed evergreen forests of the highlands. It occurs on somewhat acidic soils in the understorey of cloud forests.
Systems: Terrestrial

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions: This species is listed on Appendix II of the CITES Appendices. Fairly common in cultivation at botanical gardens as a result of introduction of plants in the early 1980s.
Citation: Stevenson, D.W. 2010. Zamia pseudomonticola. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.3. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 31 January 2015.
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