Zamia disodon
{{Short description|Species of plant}}
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| image = Z. disodon leaves.jpg
| status = EN
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| genus = Zamia
| species = disodon
| authority = D.W.Stev. & Sabato
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Zamia disodon is a species of plant in the family Zamiaceae. It is found in Colombia and Peru.
Description
Zamia disodon grows as a small shrub, with a stem up to {{convert|50|cm}} tall and {{convert|5 to 8|cm}} in diameter. There are two to four compound leaves at the apex of the stem. The leaves are {{convert|50|cm}} long on a petiole (stalk) up to {{convert|25|cm}} long. The stalk is sparsely covered with prickles. The axis is {{convert|25|cm}} long, and there are three to five pairs of leaflets per leaf, which are transparent, elliptic, and toothed along the edges of the leaflet, with double teeth near the tips. Leaflets in the middle of the leaf are {{convert|12 to 20|cm}} long and {{convert|6 to 10|cm}} wide. strobili (reproductive cones) have not been observed.{{sfn|Stevenson|2004|p=210}}
Habitat
Zamia disodon is known to grow in two locations in Antioquia Department in Colombia and in one location in Huánuco Province in Peru. Reported collections of plants have been infrequent, and the species is believed to be rare, but it has been reported that the plant is sold in local markets. The habitat is severely threatened.{{sfn|Stevenson|2004|pp=210–211}}
References
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Sources
- {{Cite journal |last=Stevenson |first=Dennis Wm. |date=April 2004 |title=Cycads of Colombia |url=https://link.springer.com/article/10.1663/0006-8101(2004)070[0194:COC]2.0.CO;2 |journal=The Botanical Review |language=en |volume=70 |issue=2 |pages=194–234 |doi=10.1663/0006-8101(2004)070[0194:COC]2.0.CO;2 |issn=1874-9372}}
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Category:Critically endangered plants