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Zamia verschaffeltii
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IUCN EN · Endangered

Zamia verschaffeltii

Zamia verschaffeltii is a species of plant in the family Zamiaceae. It is endemic to Mexico.

There has been confusion on the taxonomic treatment of Z. verschaffeltii, Z katzeriana, and Z. splendens. Some authors have placed Z. splendens and Z katzeriana as synonyms of Z. verschaffeltii, while others have placed Z. verschaffeltii as a synonym of Z. muricata. Nicolalde-Morejón, et al. note that the holotype of Z. verschaffeltii is incomplete and ambiguous, and that the type site is not known. After an unsuccessful search for living specimens, the authors concluded that Z. verschaffeltii is extinct.

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 135566.