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| The Cycad Pages
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The most notable cycad in the Caribbean is without doubt the endemic,
endangered, monotypic Microcycas from
western Cuba, although it is very closely allied with Zamia.
Zamia in the Caribbean (and
south-eastern USA) has presented problems and caused controversy
with botanists for many years, with differing views accepting between
one and 23 species. Populations on different islands are often slightly
different, making species definition difficult. Six species are generally
accepted today.
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Microcycas calocoma
| W. Cuba
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Zamia amblyphyllidia
| Cuba, Jamaica, Puerto Rico
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Zamia angustifolia
| Bahamas, Cuba
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Zamia integrifolia
| Bahamas, Cayman Islands, Cuba, USA (Florida, Georgia)
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Zamia portoricensis
| Puerto Rico
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Zamia pumila
| Cuba, Domican Republic, Puerto Rico
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Zamia pygmaea
| Cuba (W. Cuba, Isla de la Juventud)
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Zamia stricta
| Cuba
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