PACSOA - Zamia chigua
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Zamia chigua
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Synonymy:
Zamia princeps ,
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.


Figure 1. Z. chigua in habitat in Bajo Calima region in Valle, Colombia.

Contributed by: Michael Calonje (Figure 1)


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