Zamia skinneri
Zamia skinneri, Illustration.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Gymnospermae
Division: Cycadophyta
Class: Cycadopsida
Order: Cycadales
Family: Zamiaceae
Genus: Zamia
Species:
Z. skinneri
Binomial name
Zamia skinneri
Warsz.

Zamia skinneri is a species of plant in the family Zamiaceae. It is endemic to the coastal area of mainland Bocas del Toro Province, Panama. Its common name is cebolla roja.[1]

This has long been considered to be a variable plant that was likely a species complex, with individuals actually belonging to several undescribed species. In 2008 some populations were studied, characterized as new species, and renamed Zamia hamannii, Zamia imperialis, and Zamia nesophila.[2]

This separation reduced the size of the population of actual Z. skinneri to fewer than 500.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Taylor, A. (2010). "Zamia skinneri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T42138A10664029. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T42138A10664029.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  2. Haynes, J. L. and G. Holzman. (2008). Taxonomical, nomenclatural and biogeographical revelations in the Zamia skinneri complex of Central America (Cycadales: Zamiaceae). Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society, 158(3), 399-429.


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