Zamia pygmaea

Zamia pygmaea
	Zamia pygmaea, Illustration.
Conservation status
	; Critically Endangered (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Division:	Cycadophyta
Class:	Cycadopsida
Order:	Cycadales
Family:	Zamiaceae
Genus:	Zamia
Species:	Z. pygmaea
Binomial name
	Zamia pygmaea; Sims
Synonyms
	Zamia pygmia Zamia chamberlainii J.Schust.; Zamia kickxii Miq.; Zamia ottonis Miq.; Zamia silicea Britton;

Zamia pygmaea is a species of plant in the Zamiaceae family. It is endemic to Cuba. It is the smallest gymnosperm plant.It reaches only up to a height of 25 cm above the ground.^[1] It has an underground tuberous stem.^[1]

Common names

Zamia pygmaea has three common names, among which guayiga is the most common.Other names are comptie and Florida arrowroot.^[2]

Sources

Template:IUCN2013.2

References

^ ^a ^b P.S.Dhami; G.Chopra; H.N.Srivastava (2015). A textbook of Biology. Jalandhar, Punjab: Pradeep Publication.
^ "Eucalyptus anomala - Common names - Encyclopedia of Life". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2015-12-12.

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[:0-1] P.S.Dhami; G.Chopra; H.N.Srivastava (2015). A textbook of Biology. Jalandhar, Punjab: Pradeep Publication.

[2] "Eucalyptus anomala - Common names - Encyclopedia of Life". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2015-12-12.

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