Zamia Linnaeus 1763 (cycads)
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Cycadopsida - Cycadales - Zamiaceae
Parent taxon: Zamiaceae according to M. J. M. Christenhusz et al. 2011
See also Knowlton 1919 and Lakhanpal et al. 1976
Sister taxa: Bororoa, Bowenia, Brunoa, Ceratozamia, Encephalartoideae, Lepidozamia, Macrozamia, Microcycas, Neochamberlainia, Pterostoma, Restrepophyllum, Stangeria, Worsdellia
Subtaxa: Zamia macrophylla Zamia mississippiensis Zamia wilcoxensis
Ecology: "photoautotroph"
Distribution:
• Miocene of Chile (1 collection), Venezuela (1)
• Oligocene to Miocene of Argentina (1)
• Eocene to Miocene of Argentina (1)
• Paleocene of United States (6: Colorado, Wyoming)
Total: 10 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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