Zamia pseudomonticola

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
Plantae	Tracheophyta	Cycadopsida	Cycadales	Zamiaceae

Scientific Name:	Zamia pseudomonticola L.D.Gómez

Scientific Name:

Zamia pseudomonticola 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%.
Previously published Red List assessments:	2003 – Near Threatened (NT) Download assessment 1998 – Vulnerable (V) Download assessment

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 occurrence:

Native:

Costa Rica; Panama

Additional data:

♦ Lower elevation limit (metres):	1000
♦ Upper elevation limit (metres):	1300

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Population [top]

Current Population Trend:

Stable

Additional data:

♦ Number of mature individuals:	3500-4000
♦ Population severely fragmented:	No

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
Generation Length (years):	30

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.

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 2010: e.T42176A10649173. . Downloaded on 26 April 2018.
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