Zamia skinneri

Zamia skinneri
	Zamia skinneri, Illustration.
Conservation status
	; Endangered (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Division:	Cycadophyta
Class:	Cycadopsida
Order:	Cycadales
Family:	Zamiaceae
Genus:	Zamia
Species:	Z. skinneri
Binomial name
	Zamia skinneri; Warsz.

Zamia skinneri is a species of plant in the family Zamiaceae. It is endemic to the coastal area of mainland Bocas del Toro Province, Panama. Its common name is cebolla roja.[1]

This has long been considered to be a variable plant that was likely a species complex, with individuals actually belonging to several undescribed species. In 2008 some populations were studied, characterized as new species, and renamed Zamia hamannii, Zamia imperialis, and Zamia nesophila.[2]

This separation reduced the size of the population of actual Z. skinneri to fewer than 500.[1]

References

Taylor, A. 2010. Zamia skinneri. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2015.2. Downloaded on 07 September 2015.
Haynes, J. L. and G. Holzman. (2008). Taxonomical, nomenclatural and biogeographical revelations in the Zamia skinneri complex of Central America (Cycadales: Zamiaceae). Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society, 158(3), 399-429.

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[iucn-1] Taylor, A. 2010. Zamia skinneri. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2015.2. Downloaded on 07 September 2015.

[2] Haynes, J. L. and G. Holzman. (2008). Taxonomical, nomenclatural and biogeographical revelations in the Zamia skinneri complex of Central America (Cycadales: Zamiaceae). Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society, 158(3), 399-429.