Ceratozamia kuesteriana

Ceratozamia kuesteriana
'Ceratozamia kuesteriana' at Lotusland in Montecito, California.
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Cycadophyta
Class: Cycadopsida
Order: Cycadales
Family: Zamiaceae
Genus: Ceratozamia
Species: C. kuesteriana
Binomial name
Ceratozamia kuesteriana
Regel[2]

Ceratozamia kuesteriana is a species of cycad in the Zamiaceae family that is endemic to the Sierra Madre Oriental of Mexico.

It is restricted to steep slopes in pine-oak dominated cloud forests between Gómez Farías and Tula in southern Tamaulipas.

C. kuesteriana is threatened by habitat loss and collecting. The total wild population is believed to number no more than 300 plants.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Chemnick, J. & Gregory, T. (2009). "Ceratozamia kuesteriana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2010.3. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 2010-10-12.
  2. "Taxon: Ceratozamia kuesteriana Regel". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 2003-10-05. Retrieved 2011-10-29.


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