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Zamia verschaffeltii is a cycad from Mexico, a low, stemless or short-stemmed plant with pinnate leaves, in a genus of cycads often grown as ornamentals. Its taxonomy is uncertain and some authors consider it extinct in the wild, so care advice applies to cultivated plants labelled Z. verschaffeltii.
Zamia verschaffeltii is a species of plant in the family Zamiaceae. It is endemic to Mexico.
There has been confusion on the taxonomic treatment of Z. verschaffeltii, Z katzeriana, and Z. splendens. Some authors have placed Z. splendens and Z katzeriana as synonyms of Z. verschaffeltii, while others have placed Z. verschaffeltii as a synonym of Z. muricata. Nicolalde-Morejón, et al. note that the holotype of Z. verschaffeltii is incomplete and ambiguous, and that the type site is not known. After an unsuccessful search for living specimens, the authors concluded that Z. verschaffeltii is extinct.
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The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
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.
