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 Ceratozamia mixeorum Chemnick, Gregory & Salas 1997

Common Names

Taxonomic notes

Description

"The species differs from others in the genus by the presence of both remarkably long peduncles bearing the megastrobili and microstrobili, and large, arching leaves with numerous, wide leaflets. Its affinity is unresolved at present, but it is likely to be close to C. matudae" (1).

Range

Mexico: Oaxaca, where known only from cloud forest on montane peaks of the Sierra Mixes, at 1440 m to 1895 m.

Big Tree

Oldest

Dendrochronology

Ethnobotany

Observations

Remarks

Citations

(1) Chemnick, Jeffrey, Timothy J. Gregory and Morales S. Salas. 1997. Ceratozamia mixeorum (Zamiaceae), a new species from Oaxaca, Mexico with comments on distribution, habitat, and species relationships. Phytologia 83: 47-52.

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This page is from the Gymnosperm Database
URL: http://www.geocities.com/RainForest/Canopy/2285/za/ce/mixeorum.htm
Edited by Christopher J. Earle
E-mail:earlecj@earthlink.com
Last modified on 6-Jan-1999

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