Ceratozamia becerrae is a species of plant in the family Zamiaceae.
Ceratozamia becerrae | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Gymnospermae |
Division: | Cycadophyta |
Class: | Cycadopsida |
Order: | Cycadales |
Family: | Zamiaceae |
Genus: | Ceratozamia |
Species: | C. becerrae
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Binomial name | |
Ceratozamia becerrae Pérez-Farrera
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It is endemic to Mexico, where it is known only from the states of Chiapas and Tabasco. There are only two known populations. The plants grow in rainforest habitat on karst substrates.[1]
This species was described to science in 2004.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b Chemnick, J.; Gregory, T. (2010). "Ceratozamia becerrae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T42123A10657578. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T42123A10657578.en. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
- ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
- ^ Vovides, A. P., et al. (2004). A new species of Ceratozamia (Zamiaceae) from Tabasco and Chiapas, Mexico. Archived 2017-08-10 at the Wayback Machine Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 146 123-28.