Cycads
 
Zamia chigua
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Synonymy:
Zamia princeps
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Aulacophyllum ortgiesi
Conservation Status:
Near Threatened
Distribution & Habitat:
Lowland rainforest in the Chiriqui region of Panama and the Choco of Colombia.
Description:
A medium sized cycad with a wrinkled trunk to 2m tall,
and leaves up to 3m long
Culture:
Warm, sheltered, and moist but well drained.
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Figure 1. Z. chigua
in habitat in Bajo Calima region in Valle, Colombia.
| Contributed by:
| Michael Calonje (Figure 1)
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