Zamia portoricensis
Species of plant
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Zamia portoricensis, also known in Puerto Rican Spanish as marunguey,[2] is a species of plant in the family Zamiaceae. It is endemic to the Susúa State Forest region of western Puerto Rico.
| Zamia portoricensis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Gymnosperms |
| Division: | Cycadophyta |
| Class: | Cycadopsida |
| Order: | Cycadales |
| Family: | Zamiaceae |
| Genus: | Zamia |
| Species: | Z. portoricensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Zamia portoricensis | |
Z. portoricensis is part of the Zamia pumila species complex.[3]
Mutualism
The beetle Pharaxonotha portophylla is in an obligatory mutualistic relationship with Zamia portiricensis, living and breeding in male cones and consuming pollen and cone tissues while serving as a pollinating vector by transferring pollen to female cones.[4]
