Zamia amblyphyllidia
Encyclopedia
Zamia amblyphyllidia is a species of plant
in the Zamiaceae
family. It is found in Cuba
, Jamaica
, and Puerto Rico
. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Plant
Plants are living organisms belonging to the kingdom Plantae. Precise definitions of the kingdom vary, but as the term is used here, plants include familiar organisms such as trees, flowers, herbs, bushes, grasses, vines, ferns, mosses, and green algae. The group is also called green plants or...
in the Zamiaceae
Zamiaceae
The Zamiaceae are a family of cycads that are superficially palm or fern-like. They are divided into two subfamilies with eight genera and about 150 species in the tropical and warm temperate regions of Africa, Australia and North and South America....
family. It is found in Cuba
Cuba
The Republic of Cuba is an island nation in the Caribbean. The nation of Cuba consists of the main island of Cuba, the Isla de la Juventud, and several archipelagos. Havana is the largest city in Cuba and the country's capital. Santiago de Cuba is the second largest city...
, Jamaica
Jamaica
Jamaica is an island nation of the Greater Antilles, in length, up to in width and 10,990 square kilometres in area. It is situated in the Caribbean Sea, about south of Cuba, and west of Hispaniola, the island harbouring the nation-states Haiti and the Dominican Republic...
, and Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is an unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of both the United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands.Puerto Rico comprises an...
. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Source
- Donaldson, J.S. 2003. Zamia amblyphyllidia. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 24 August 2007.
- Beaumont, Gary. "Cycads- Zamia amblyphyllidia." PACSOA. http://www.pacsoa.org.au/cycads/Zamia/amblyphyllidia.html