Zamia portoricensis

Zamia portoricensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Gymnosperms
Division: Cycadophyta
Class: Cycadopsida
Order: Cycadales
Family: Zamiaceae
Genus: Zamia
Species:
Z. portoricensis
Binomial name
Zamia portoricensis

Zamia portoricensis, also known in Puerto Rican Spanish as marunguey, is a species of plant in the family Zamiaceae. It is endemic to the Susúa State Forest region of western Puerto Rico.

Z. portoricensis is part of the Zamia pumila species complex.

Mutualism

The beetle Pharaxonotha portophylla is in an obligatory mutualistic relationship with Zamia portiricensis, living and breeding in male cones and consuming pollen and cone tissues while serving as a pollinating vector by transferring pollen to female cones.

References

  1. ↑ Bösenberg, J.D. (2022). "Zamia portoricensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022 e.T42117A69835475. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  2. ↑ NRCS. "Zamia portoricensis". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 9 August 2015.
  3. ↑ Calonje, Michael; Meerow, Alan W.; Knowles, Lindy; Knowles, David; Griffith, M. Patrick; Nakamura, Kyoko; Francisco-Ortega, Javier (April 2013). "Cycad biodiversity in the Bahamas Archipelago and conservation genetics of the threatened Zamia lucayana (Zamiaceae)". Oryx. 47 (2). Introduction. doi:10.1017/S0030605312000129.
  4. ↑ Franz, Nico M.; Skelley, Paul E. (1 December 2008). "Pharaxonotha portophylla (Coleoptera: Erotylidae), new species and pollinator of Zamia (Zamiaceae) in Puerto Rico". Caribbean Journal of Science. 44 (3). Abstract. doi:10.18475/cjos.v44i3.a7.