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Zamia gentryi is a species of plant in the family Zamiaceae. It is endemic to Ecuador. It is threatened by habitat loss. It is found in two locations in Carchi Province and Esmeraldas Province, Ecuador, which are located near Alto Tambo, as well as between Lita and San Lorenzo.
Known populations of Zamia gentri are in Carchi and Esmeraldas provinces in northwestern Ecuador, but may be more widespread, including in southwestern Colombia. The species is restricted to "extremely wet" rain forest on foothills from 300 to 1,800 metres (980 to 5,910 ft) elevation. Z. gentryi plants on the forest floor grow in deep shade. The subsoil in the area is almost pure kaolin, with only a very thin layer of topsoil, and the terrestrial plant stems lay on top of the soil with roots penetrating only into the thin topsoil. One population of Z. gentryi near the road from San Lorenzo to Lita grows in proximity to a population of Z. roezlii, but there is no evidence of hybridization between the species.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Zamia gentryi by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
Pet safety from the ASPCA toxic and non-toxic plant lists.
