PACSOA - Ceratozamia euryphyllidia
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Ceratozamia euryphyllidia
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Synonymy:
None

Common Names:
None

Distribution:
Veracruz, Mexico.

Habitat:
Wet, tropical rainforest.

Description:
A small cycad with a trunk to about 20cm tall, but with leaves up to 3.2m long, and leaflets to 30cm long, and 15cm wide.

General:
One of the most sought after cycads (rather obvious why), but very, very rare. Apparently only about 30 plants are known to exist in the wild.

Culture:
Warm, sheltered and moist.


Figure 1. Fabulous leaf of C. euryphyllidia


Figure 2. C. euryphyllidia at Fairchild Botanic Gardens


Figure 3. C. euryphyllidia petioles


Figure 4. C. euryphyllidia

Contributed by: Michael Calonje, Collectors Seeds (Figures 1&4)
Chuck Grieneisen (Figures 2&3)


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