Zamia pygmaea

==Common names==

==Common names==

The [[vernacular name]]s '''{{lang|es|guáyiga}}''', '''{{lang|es|guayra}}''', '''{{lang|es|guayará}}''' or '''{{lang|es|guayaro}}''', which are generic names for ''Zamia'' cycad in general in [[Caribbean Spanish]], are used for ''Zamia pygmaea'' and other closely related species in Cuba. The former name was first recorded by [[Bartolomé de Las Casas]] around 1550, who described it as the name used by the Native Americans ([[Taíno]]) living in the mountains of Cuba, the other names are thought to be bastardisations of the first name when it was adopted into Spanish. The Taíno name for this plant is thought to be a possible origin for the Spanish verb {{lang|es|guayar}}, 'to grate', due to the past use of ''Zamia'' species for making bread. Other names which are used for this species in Cuba are '''{{lang|es|yuquilla de paredón}}''' and '''{{lang|es|yuquilla de ratón}}''', which refer to the poisonous nature of the plant.{{cite web |url=https://acento.com.do/2012/opinion/205449-la-guayiga-alimento-del-pasado/ |title=Plantas, historia y cultura en el Caribe - La guáyiga, alimento del pasado |last=Hoffman |first=Carol |date=8 August 2012 |website=Acento.com.do |publisher=Editora Acento SAS |language=es |access-date=8 June 2020}}

The [[vernacular name]]s '''{{lang|es|guáyiga}}''', '''{{lang|es|guayra}}''', '''{{lang|es|guayará}}''' or '''{{lang|es|guayaro}}''', which are generic names for ''Zamia'' cycad in general in [[Caribbean Spanish]], are used for ''Zamia pygmaea'' and other closely related species in Cuba. The former name was first recorded by [[Bartolomé de Las Casas]] around 1550, who described it as the name used by the Indigenous people ([[Taíno]]) living in the mountains of Cuba, the other names are thought to be bastardisations of the first name when it was adopted into Spanish. The Taíno name for this plant is thought to be a possible origin for the Spanish verb {{lang|es|guayar}}, 'to grate', due to the past use of ''Zamia'' species for making bread. Other names which are used for this species in Cuba are '''{{lang|es|yuquilla de paredón}}''' and '''{{lang|es|yuquilla de ratón}}''', which refer to the poisonous nature of the plant.{{cite web |url=https://acento.com.do/2012/opinion/205449-la-guayiga-alimento-del-pasado/ |title=Plantas, historia y cultura en el Caribe - La guáyiga, alimento del pasado |last=Hoffman |first=Carol |date=8 August 2012 |website=Acento.com.do |publisher=Editora Acento SAS |language=es |access-date=8 June 2020}}

The species has been given the name '''red dwarf cycad''' by one US website.{{cite web|title=''Zamia pygmaea''|url=http://www.cycadpalm.com/zapygapl.html|website=Cycada.com- The Jurassic Garden|access-date=29 April 2020|archive-date=14 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220114235254/https://www.cycadpalm.com/zapygapl.html}}

The species has been given the name '''red dwarf cycad''' by one US website.{{cite web|title=''Zamia pygmaea''|url=http://www.cycadpalm.com/zapygapl.html|website=Cycada.com- The Jurassic Garden|access-date=29 April 2020|archive-date=14 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220114235254/https://www.cycadpalm.com/zapygapl.html}}