Zamia pumila

Zamia pumila

Zamia pumila

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Zamiineae
Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Divisio: Tracheophyta Divisio: Cycadophyta Classis: Cycadopsida Ordo: Cycadales Subordo: Zamiineae

Familia: Zamiaceae
Subfamilia: Zamioideae
Tribus: Zamieae
Genus: Zamia
Species: Zamia pumila

Name

Zamia pumila L. Sp. Pl. ed. 2: 1659 (1763)

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Encephalartos pumilus (L.) Sweet, Hort. Brit. (Sweet), ed. 3. 626 (1839).
  • Palmifolium pumilum (L.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 803 (1891).
  • Zamia humilis Salisb., Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton 400 1796., nom. illeg., sphalm.

• Heterotypic
  • Palmifolium debile (Aiton) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 803 (1891).
  • Palmifolium integrifolium (L.f. ex Aiton) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 803 (1891).
  • Zamia allison-armourii Millsp., Publ. Field Columb. Mus., Bot. Ser. 2: 23 (1900).
  • Zamia concinna H.Wendl., Index Palm. 52 (1854), nom. inval.
  • Zamia concinna Regel, Gartenflora 27: 9 (1878), nom. inval.
  • Zamia cylindrica Regel, Gartenflora 27: 9 (1878), nom. inval.
  • Zamia debilis L.f. ex Aiton, Hort. Kew. 3: 478 (1789).
  • Zamia laeta Salisb., Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton 400 (1796), nom. illeg.
  • Zamia latifoliolata Prenleloup, Bull. Soc. Vaud. Sci. Nat. 11: 278 (1872).
  • Zamia media var. portoricensis (Urb.) J.Schust., Pflanzenr. IV, 1: 158 (1932).
  • Zamia portoricensis Urb., Symb. Antill. 1: 291 (1899).

Notes

• Type species of Zamia

Homonyms

• Zamia cylindrica Liebm. ex Dyer, nom. inval. (1884) = Zamia loddigesii Miq.
• Zamia debilis Lodd. = ?
• Zamia dentata Link (1822) = ?
• Zamia pumila Regel (1878) = ?

References

• Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus II: 1659. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2015. Zamia pumila in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2015 Dec. 21. Reference page. 
• Hill, K. & Stevenson, D.W (1998)-2004. World List of Cycads. Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney.
• International Plant Names Index. 2015. Zamia pumila. Published online. Accessed: Dec. 21 2015.
• USDA, NRCS. 2006. The PLANTS Database, 6 March 2006 (http://plants.usda.gov). Data compiled from various sources by Mark W. Skinner. National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA.

Vernacular names

Afrikaans: Antillekoenti
English: Coontie, Sago zamia, Jamaica sago tree, Seminole bread
español: Zamia
Mvskoke: Coontie

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