Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family |
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Plantae | Tracheophyta | Cycadopsida | Cycadales | Zamiaceae |
Scientific Name: | Zamia pseudomonticola L.D.Gómez |
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%. |
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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 | ||||
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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 |
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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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