Accepted Species
First published in: Gartenflora 45: 148-149, fig. 31. (1896). [BHL]
Etymology: Honoring Franz Katzer (1830–1912), “gardener master” in the Pavlovsk Imperial Garden, the Russian emperor’s residence near Saint Petersburg, and founder-member of the Russian Imperial Society of Horticulture (St. Petersburg). (Cykasy 2022) [source]
Haynes, JL. Etymological compendium of cycad names. Phytotaxa 2022;550(1):1-31.
Nomenclatural Synonyms:
Synonymy Notes: Nicolalde-Morejón et al. previously placed Zamia splendens in synonymy under Zamia katzeriana [Brittonia 60(1): 38-48. 2008]. Perez-Farrera et al. [Phytotaxa 270 (3): 161–181, 2016] considered Zamia splendens as an accepted species and Zamia katzeriana as a separate species with possible hybrid origin with Z. splendens and Z. loddigesii as putative ancestors.
Distribution: Mexico (Chiapas)
IUCN Red List Conservation Status: Critically Endangered B1ab(iii,v)
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