Zamia muricata Willd. [WFO] [IPNI] [POWO] [MO]

First published in: Sp. Pl., ed. 4 [Willdenow] 4: 847-848. (1806). [BHL]

Etymology: From the Latin muricatus (‘rough with short, hard points’), referring to the small, sharp teeth along the petiole. [source]

Taxonomic Synonyms:

• = Zamia gutierrezii Sauvalle, Anales Acad. Ci. Med. Habana 5: 54-55. (1868).
  
  ≡ Zamia media var. gutierrezii (Sauvalle) J.Schust., in Engler, Pflanzenr. 99: 154-155. (1932).
  
• = Zamia muricata var. angustifolia Miq., Monogr. Cycad.: 66. (1842).
  

Nomenclatural Synonyms:

• ≡ Palmifolium muricatum (Willd.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 803. (1891).
  
• ≡ Zamia muricata var. muricata , Monogr. Cycad.: 66. (1842).
  

Distribution: Colombia (La Guajira), Venezuela (Aragua, Carabobo, Falcón, Lara, Yaracuy)

IUCN Red List Conservation Status: Least Concern

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