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Zamia splendens Schutzman [IPNI] [POWO] [MO]

First published in: Phytologia 55(5): 299-303. (1984). [BHL]

Etymology: From the Latin splendens (‘shining’ or ‘brilliant’), referring to the shiny leaflets. [source]

Nomenclatural Type Information
Collector and Number: J. Watson 1980
Locality: Cultivated at Fairchild Tropical Garden, originally collected by Mr. Merrill Rogers in Chiapas, 18km along the road from Mexican highway 190 to Malpaso , 500 m
Type Location(s): HT:NY; IT:FLAS, FTG, MEXU

Synonymy Notes: Previously placed into synonymy with Zamia katzeriana by Nicolalde-Morejón et al. (2008) in Brittonia 60(1): 38-48. Perez-Farrera et al. (in 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, Tabasco, Veracruz)

IUCN Red List Conservation Status: Endangered B1ab(iii,v)

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Mexico (Chiapas)

Mexico (Chiapas)

Reference Links (10)

Calculated Reference Reference Links Journal Comment(s)
2004
Schutzman B. 2004. The history of Zamia splendens. Cycad Newslett. 27 (2) : 8-9.
Cycad Newsletter
1989
Schutzman B. 1989. A new species of Zamia from Honduras. Syst. Bot. 14 (2) : 214-219.
Systematic Botany
1986
Stevenson DW, Sabato S. 1986. Typification of names in Zamia L. and Aulacophyllum Regel (Zamiaceae). Taxon 35 (3): 134-144.
Taxon
1984
Schutzman B. 1984. A new species of Zamia L. (Zamiaceae, Cycadales) from Chiapas, Mexico. Phytologia 55 (5) : 299-304.
Phytologia
Protologue description
2004
Broome T. 2004. Growing Zamia splendens in Central Florida. Cycad Newslett. 27 (2) : 12.
Cycad Newsletter
2004
Haynes JL. 2004. Phenology of Zamia splendens in South Florida. Cycad Newslett. 27 (2) : 11.
Cycad Newsletter
2004
Whitelock LM. 2004. Notes on Zamia splendens. Cycad Newslett. 27 (2) : 9-11.
Cycad Newsletter
2022
Haynes JL. 2022. Etymological compendium of cycad names. Phytotaxa 550 (1) : 1-31.
Phytotaxa
1988
Schutzman Vovides & Dehgan. 1988. Two new species of Zamia (Zamiaceae, Cycadales) from Southern Mexico. Bot. Gaz. 149 (3) : 347-360.
Botanical Gazette
2004
McDaniel I. 2004. Growing Zamia splendens in California. Cycad Newslett. 27 (2) : 11.
Cycad Newsletter