Zamiaceae en Hidalgo, México

Abstract

THREE GENERA AND FIVE SPECIES OF ZAMIACEAE ARE REPORTED FROM THE MEXICAN STATE OF HIDALGO, THE GENERA CERATOZAMIA AND ZAMIA WITH TWO SPECIES EACH, AND DIOON WITH ONE SPECIES. AN IDENTIFICATION KEY TO THESE TAXA, SPECIES DESCRIPTIONS, GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION AND HABITAT INFORMATION IN THE STATE FOR ALL SPECIES, AND THE REFERENCE OF THE HERBARIUM SPECIMENS EXAMINED ARE PROVIDED. ALL THE SPECIES INHABIT IN THE SIERRA MADRE ORIENTAL, AND TWO OF THEM ARE ENDEMIC TO THIS BIOGEOGRAPHIC PROVINCE.