Zamia verschaffeltii

Zamia verschaffeltii is a species of plant in the family Zamiaceae. It is endemic to Mexico.

Zamia verschaffeltii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Gymnospermae
Division:	Cycadophyta
Class:	Cycadopsida
Order:	Cycadales
Family:	Zamiaceae
Genus:	Zamia
Species:	Z. verschaffeltii
Binomial name
Zamia verschaffeltii Miq.

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.^[1]