Zamia verschaffeltii is a species of plant in the family Zamiaceae. It is endemic to Mexico.
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Gymnospermae |
| Division: | Cycadophyta |
| Class: | Cycadopsida |
| Order: | Cycadales |
| Family: | Zamiaceae |
| Genus: | Zamia |
| Species: | Z. verschaffeltii
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| Binomial name | |
| Zamia verschaffeltii | |
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.[1]
References
edit- ^ Nicolalde-Morejón et al. 2008, pp. 39, 45–46.
Sources
edit- Nicolalde-Morejón, Fernando; Vovides, Andrew P.; Stevenson, Dennis W.; Sosa, Victoria (March 2008). "The identity of Zamia katzeriana and Z. verschaffeltii (Zamiaceae)". Brittonia. 60 (1): 38–48. doi:10.1007/s12228-008-9000-9. ISSN 1938-436X.
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