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''Ceratozamia becerrae'' is a species of
plant Plants are predominantly photosynthetic eukaryotes of the kingdom Plantae. Historically, the plant kingdom encompassed all living things that were not animals, and included algae and fungi; however, all current definitions of Plantae exclu ...
in the family
Zamiaceae The Zamiaceae are a family of cycads that are superficially palm or fern-like. They are divided into two subfamilies with eight genera and about 150 species in the tropical and subtropical regions of Africa, Australia and North and South America ...
. It is
endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found else ...
to
Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatema ...
, where it is known only from the states of Chiapas and
Tabasco Tabasco (), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Tabasco ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Tabasco), is one of the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided into 17 municipalities and its capital city is Villahermosa. It is located in ...
. There are only two known populations. The plants grow in rainforest habitat on karst substrates. This species was described to science in 2004.Vovides, A. P., et al. (2004)
A new species of ''Ceratozamia'' (Zamiaceae) from Tabasco and Chiapas, Mexico.
''Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society'' 146 123-28.


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becerrae Endemic flora of Mexico Flora of Chiapas Flora of Tabasco Endangered plants Endangered biota of Mexico Plants described in 2004 Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Cycad-stub