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Zamia pygmaea (Zamia kickxii)

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Wikipedia Abstract

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. It has an underground tuberous stem.
View Wikipedia Record: Zamia pygmaea

Endangered Species

Status: Endangered
View IUCN Record: Zamia pygmaea

Attributes

Allergen Potential [1]  Medium
Lifespan [2]  Perennial
Structure [2]  Shrub

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♦ 1Derived from Allergy-Free Gardening OPALS™, Thomas Leo Ogren (2000)
♦ 2USDA Plants Database, U. S. Department of Agriculture
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0