Ceratozamia alvarezii

{{Short description|Species of cycad}}

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| status = EN

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=Vovides, A. |date=2010 |title=Ceratozamia alvarezii |volume=2010 |page=e.T42122A10657061 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T42122A10657061.en |access-date=16 November 2021}}

| status2 = CITES_A1

| status2_system = CITES

| status2_ref = {{Cite web|title=Appendices {{!}} CITES|url=https://cites.org/eng/app/appendices.php|access-date=2022-01-14|website=cites.org}}

| genus = Ceratozamia

| species = alvarezii

| authority = Pérez-Farrera, Vovides & Iglesias

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Ceratozamia alvarezii is a species of plant in the family Zamiaceae. It is endemic to Mexico, where it is known only from Chiapas. It is found near Rizo de Oro in the Sierra Madre de Chiapas.

There are only two known subpopulations of this species, one of which comprises about 300 individuals. The species is threatened by habitat loss as land is cleared for agriculture.

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Further reading

  • Perez-Farrera, M. A., Vovides, A. P., & Iglesias, C. (1999). [http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/PlantNet/cycad/proto/Ceratozamia_alvarezii.pdf A new species of Ceratozamia (Zamiaceae, Cycadales) from Chiapas, Mexico.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110319210528/http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/PlantNet/cycad/proto/Ceratozamia_alvarezii.pdf |date=2011-03-19 }} Novon 9 410–413.

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alvarezii

Category:Endemic flora of Mexico

Category:Flora of Chiapas

Category:Plants described in 1999

Category:Endangered plants

Category:Endangered biota of Mexico

Category:Taxonomy articles created by Polbot

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